Antarctica has an average temperature of -30˚C but it can reach -60˚C in the coldest parts of the year. In the summer it is light for 24 hours of the day and in the winter months it is always dark.

The icy landscape is featureless and flat; useful in the height of summer ... the austral winter, where the sun doesn’t rise for four months toward the pole. Those who stay in Antarctica during ...

Thus, the official decision was made to function under the New Zealand Time Zone. Antarctica observes only two seasons: summer and winter. These seasons are often marked by a change in daylight ...

During her final stretch on the continent, she spent 14 consecutive months in Antarctica - a summer at the South Pole's Amundsen-Scott base and a long, dark winter at McMurdo. Megan Branson "The ...

Antarctica is one of the last truly wild and ... Some expeditions provide winter jackets and tall waterproof boots for the duration of the trip. Check your cruise line for what they provide ...