How long do tourists to Antarctica stay on a visit?

Answer 1

Scientists usually stay for the summer months, with some remaining through the winter to stay on for another summer season. If pack ice prevents ships from being able to collect the scientists, they are forced to stay on for another two seasons.

Other visitors do not remain on the continent, staying on the ships instead. They may remain in the area for a matter of a few weeks, at the very most. An exception will occur when ice prevents the ship from leaving, as happened during the 2013-2014 season.

Answer 2

Antarctica is not a tourist destination in the traditional sense. It has no tourist facilities, hotels or airports. A few airlines fly over Antarctica to show you the sights, then fly back to where they came from without landing. At least one company runs mountain climbing expeditions, but they make it clear that you need to be experienced and capable and fit enough to endure the rigours or polar mountaineering. Unless you are engaged in some sort of research with a large government grant, you really have no business being there.

Answer 3

Counties began assigning personnel to Antarctic duty generally after the end of World War II.

The Antarctic Treaty, which went into effect in 1961, documented the understanding among nation states about the use of land south of 60 degrees S, that it would be dedicated to the scientific study of the health of planet earth.

Between 1946 and 1961, generally, people were assigned to live on the continent on a temporary basis, which is the only way people live on Antarctica.

Answer 4

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