Only Antarctica

Visit the Ice online!

It’s a continent that invites superlatives: it’s the driest, the highest, the coldest and the most remote of our planet’s seven continents. Antarctica has filled the imagination of the general public for more than 100 years, the aspirations of explorers for close to 200, and the dreams of mapmakers for most of 2,000.

Antarctica hasn’t been as popular as it is today since the heroic age of Antarctic exploration back at the turn of the last century. At the end of the 19th century, it was the dream destination for scientists and adventurers. Now it’s the dream destination for a growing contingent of tourists who value cold over heat, and barren ice over sand. After the largely unattainable goals of outer space, Everest’s peak, and the deepest depths of the oceans, Antarctica might be the most exotic destination tourists can aspire to reach.

What does the frigid continent offer? The same things it’s offered since before human history: a vast wilderness populated by only a handful of hardy animal species; a barren landscape larger than the United States, whose terrifying weather can kill the unprepared in hours, if not minutes; an ecosystem largely untouched by human hands, where scientists can conduct experiments in a pristine setting; a record of our planet’s evolution, whether it’s the drift of continents over millions of years, or eons of climate data.

Welcome to OnlyAntarctica.com. Whether your interest is the history of exploration, geography, wildlife or career opportunities, we do our best to provide you with the information and resources you need to start your journey. We feature penguins and seals, mountains and dry valleys, heroic adventures and legendary tragedies, research bases and cruise ships – all targeted at one of the most fascinating places in the world.

You’ll learn about the grim fate of the Scott expedition and the unlikely survival of Shackleton’s crew. You’ll read about mountaineering on Vinson Massif, the continent’s highest peak, and the terrible catastrophe that took place on the slopes of Mount Erebus. And you’ll get a window into what it feels like to stand at the gunwales of a ship and see ice cliffs as tall as office towers, and the dark bulk of a whale’s back breaking the surface of a glassy-smooth Ross Sea.

So zip up your parka and pull on your boots. The Ice is waiting for you at the end of the Earth.