Antarctica is the fifth largest continent and the world’s deep-freeze, with 95% of the world’s ice, and the coldest ever recorded temperature on earth (–128.6º F). With only an average of two to five inches of precipitation a year it is also one of the earth’s great deserts.

Scant evaporation, low humidity, and poor airflow from warmer regions helps shape its chill and lets snowfall pack in annual layers. Ice sheets piled to a thickness of up to 14,000 feet create a crushing weight that now warps and depresses the land beneath.

Antarctica lays nearly center on the earth’s southern rotational pole. Practically all of the continent, save small parts of the Antarctic Peninsula and East Antarctica are within the Antarctic Circle at 66º 33’ South Latitude.

The Antarctic Peninsula will be our dive destination. In the Austral summer, from mid-December to mid-March, temperatures along this coast may venture above freezing and we will enjoy sunlight twenty-four hours a day. The "Banana Belt", as inhabitants of colder inland stations call it, is home to an abundance of sea birds and sea mammals that come ashore to breed, and a variety of underwater wildlife.

When diving conditions are right (Antarctica is surrounded by the stormy Southern Ocean) the adventuresome diver is likely to interact with seals, a variety of penguins, and large and beautiful sea anemones and starfish. Topside, adventurers will have the opportunity to scout for Blue, Southern Right, Humpback and Fin whales and the impressive Wandering Albatross (with a wing-span of up to 3.5 meters).

This is a trip for the hearty adventurer. The trip to Antarctica through the Drake Passage is an adventure in and of itself! For the diving expedition of a lifetime, become one of the few to explore the waters and experience the vastness and beauty of this ice continent.

UnderSea what We See, Inc. is collaborating with people such as Captain Ben Garrett and others, who have a vast knowledge of the Oceans in the Southern Hamisphere and the Antarctic environment.

The vast beauty of Antarctica will fill your mind for a lifetime, with dreams of returning to its wild beauty.

Travel with me and other experts of Antarctica, to enjoy spectacular diving opportunities in South Georgia Island and the Antarctic waters.

At this time all departures for South Georgia Island and the Antarctica continent will be from Ushuaia, Argentina or Puerto Williams, Chile. Both locations are in Tierra Del Fuego and both can be used for staging areas of your diving expedition south.