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Gateway Attractions Sub-Antarctic Plant House
The sub-Antarctic Plant House is one of the most exciting and unusual collections of sub-Antarctic plants. It is based at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and it is nestled inside a small, specially constructed building. There’s no other collection like it anywhere in the world. Here, plants from sub-Antarctic islands (located in high southern latitudes) are displayed in a climatically-controlled environment, where chilly fogs and mists mirror the wet, cold conditions of their island homes. - top - Antarctic Midwinter Festival
The Antarctic Midwinter Festival is run over the mid-winter solstice period during June in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. This festival celebrates the link Tasmania has with the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean regions by encouraging Tasmanians and visitors to celebrate winter and learn more about the fascinating Antarctic island continent, which is almost twice the size of Australia. - top - Polar Pathways
Polar Pathways is a walk experience that explores Tasmania’s Antarctic connections. It is a guide to some of Hobart’s and southern Tasmania’s unique Antarctic and Southern Ocean sites. - top - Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
This site provides detailing regarding current and upcoming exhibitions as well as opening hours and other administrative details. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery will be opening a dedicated Antarctic Gallery in early 2006. - top - Commercial Operators Aurora Expeditions
Aurora Expeditions is a leading Australian-owned adventure and educational travel company that specialises in taking small groups of like-minded people to remote and exciting destinations.
Departing from Hobart, Tasmania or Bluff, New Zealand, our expedition ship Marina Svetaeva, will carry us across the Southern Ocean, stopping for landings on Australian and New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands en route to explore Deep Antarctica. - top - Ice Trek
Ice Trek leads adventure expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic. In addition, this company offers expedition planning services and sells specialist equipment. - top - Heritage Expeditions
Heritage Expeditions operates regular cruises to the sub-Antarctic islands, and the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay in Antarctica. - top - Quark Expeditions
Quark Expeditions conducts polar cruises specialising in comfortable, but adventurous, expedition cruises to Antarctica and the Arctic. - top - Orion Expedition Cruises
Orion Expedition Cruises runs luxury cruises to the Antarctic and Subantarctic islands departing from and arriving into Hobart, Tasmania. - top - Government Agencies Discover Tasmania
Discover Tasmania is the official internet website for tourism in Tasmania, Australia. It is an interactive travel planner that provides information on events, accommodation and visitor attractions around Tasmania. - top - International Tourism International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (known as IAATO) is an industry member organisation founded in 1991 to advocate, promote and practise safe and environmentally responsible private-sector tourism operations and travel to Antarctica. - top - Visitor Information and Requirements Polar Updates - Summary of Antarctic Environmental Law
Polar Updates - Antarctica, is a comprehensive publication that summarises Antarctic environmental law in an accessible and simple format. A new edition of Polar Updates - Antarctica is published each year to keep up-to-date with changes in legislation and contact details. - top - Lonely Planet Guide - Antarctica
Antarctica is the last vast wilderness on the planet. Its gigantic icebergs, mountain ranges and the emptiness of the polar plateau boggle the mind, while its weather curdles the blood. It's beautiful and serene, savage and violent, and its scale is almost unfathomable.
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