Across the weekend. Now on bbc news the travel show. Welcome to one of the most breathtaking and extraordinary places on earth. Im in antarctica. On a journey across the coldest, the windiest. And surely one of the worlds most awe inspiring continents. Im sharing the experience with 400 passengers on an Expedition Cruise ship. In the second part of my journey, ill be meeting the scientists performing Vital Research to protect this regions vast ecosystem. Theres the calf, yeah. Nice. We know that the Pregnancy Rates are high, the population is increasing, and were also seeing more calves in the water. Woo im taking the chilliest dip of my life. Woohoo . And camping out on the ice. Were going to be here, like, i tomorrow morning still putting a tent up at this rate. As more and more people embark on these adventures, what can we learn about this, the most pristine place on the planet . Were sailing into an area famous for Humpback Whale sightings wilhelmina bay. Onboard ourship, the frid
Now on bbc news, The Travel Show antarctica the Frozen Frontier part 2. Welcome to one of the most breathtaking and extraordinary places on earth. Im in antarctica. On a journey across the coldest, the windiest. And surely one of the worlds most awe inspiring continents. Im sharing the experience with 400 passengers on an Expedition Cruise ship. In the second part of my journey, ill be meeting the scientists performing Vital Research to protect this regions vast ecosystem. Theres the calf, yeah. Nice. We know that the Pregnancy Rates are high, the population is increasing, and were also seeing more calves in the water. Woo im taking the chilliest dip of my life. Woohoo . And camping out on the ice. Were going to be here, like, i tomorrow morning still putting a tent up at this rate. As more and more people embark on these adventures, what can we learn about this, the most pristine place on the planet . Were sailing into an area famous for Humpback Whale sightings wilhelmina bay. 0nboar
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Theres the calf, yeah. Nice. We know that the Pregnancy Rates are high, the population is increasing, and were also seeing more calves in the water. Woo im taking the chilliest dip of my life. Woohoo . And camping out on the ice. Were going to be here, like, i tomorrow morning still putting a tent up at this rate. As more and more people embark on these adventures, what can we learn about this, the most pristine place on the planet . Were sailing into an area famous for Humpback Whale sightings wilhelmina bay. Onboard ourship, the fridtjof nansen, theres a complement of independent scientists. Theyre getting the opportunity to perform Genuine Research in antarctic waters. 0k, blakey . 0k, green light from down here. Today, im heading out with Arianna Torello and blake marin from the university of california, santa cruz. Theyre on board studying whales equipped with some unusual kit. Blake, what are you guys going to be doing out on the boat today . So were heading out to collect some d
Ona i am in antarctica. On a journey across interest coldest. The windiest. And surely, the one of our most awe inspiring continents. Look at that. Just over 105,000 tourists visited antarctica in 2023. It was also the hottest year on record, with potentially disastrous global consequences. Oh, it is a calving. A massive bit of ice falling off. We oh, it is a calving. A massive bit of ice falling off. Bit of ice falling off. We see ice shelves bit of ice falling off. We see ice shelves melting, bit of ice falling off. We see ice shelves melting, more I Ice Shelves melting, more carving, thats why we have more icebergs in the water. figs more icebergs in the water. As more icebergs in the water. As more people embark on these adventures, what can we learn about this, the most pristine place on the planet . My my journey starts myjourney starts in argentina, the southern most city in the world. Its one of five Gateway Cities for expeditions to antarctica. There are lots of antarctic tou