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Sub-Antarctic
New Zealand Islands

The forgotten islands of the South Pacific, are the Galapagos' of Antarctica. They include the following: Snares, Aucklands, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes, and Bounty Islands. These islands can be numbered among the last unspoilt environments on Earth, they are home to a rich diversity of plants, seabirds and marine mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Nine species of great albatross come ashore to breed, as do many different species of petrels, prions and shearwaters. Eight species of penguin, three of which are endemic, breed on the Islands and the world's rarest sea lion makes its home in the Auckland and Campbell Islands.

• Abundant wildlife
• A birders paradise
• 8 species of penguins
• 9 species of Albatross
• Hooker Sea Lion

Trips Ship Name Ship Type Days
Dec 03, 2010 - Jan 03, 2011
Epic Antarctica via the Phantom Coast and Ross Sea
FULL
Khlebnikov Icebreaker 32
Nov 09 - Dec 07, 2011
Ross Sea: Farewell to the Emperors
Khlebnikov Icebreaker 29
Dec 06, 2011 - Jan 05, 2012
Antarctica's Far East: The Farewell Voyage
Final Sailing of the Khlebnikov
Khlebnikov Icebreaker 31

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