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Elephant Island

Antarctica South Shetland Islands · Port

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Ships calling
2ships
Upcoming sailings
16sailings

Awesome glaciers flecked with pink algae can be seen approaching Elephant Island — so named either for its elephant-like appearance or for sightings of elephant seals here. Elephant Island is home to several Chinstrap Penguin rookeries, as well as 2,000-year-old moss colonies. Weddell seals and Macaroni Penguins can also be spotted. In 1916, when Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was crushed in pack ice in the Weddell Sea, the crew was stranded here for more than 4 months finding shelter under two upturned lifeboats on the spit of land Shackleton’s men named ‘Point Wild’. The bust of the Chilean captain Luis Pardo has been erected here to commemorate the successful rescue in the tug.

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Cruise lines calling here

  • Celebrity Cruises
  • Norwegian Cruise Line

Cruise port in Antarctica

Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands

Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is a cruise port visited by 2 ships, with 16 upcoming sailings calling here.

Ships calling here
2 ships
Upcoming sailings
16 sailings
Lowest fare
From USD 3,040

Photo: Image by Arvid Olson from Pixabay

Cruises calling at Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands

16 sailings are grouped into 5 cruises by ship and route.

About Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands

Awesome glaciers flecked with pink algae can be seen approaching Elephant Island — so named either for its elephant-like appearance or for sightings of elephant seals here. Elephant Island is home to several Chinstrap Penguin rookeries, as well as 2,000-year-old moss colonies. Weddell seals and Macaroni Penguins can also be spotted. In 1916, when Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was crushed in pack ice in the Weddell Sea, the crew was stranded here for more than 4 months finding shelter under two upturned lifeboats on the spit of land Shackleton’s men named ‘Point Wild’. The bust of the Chilean captain Luis Pardo has been erected here to commemorate the successful rescue in the tug.

Cruise lines calling here: 2 places

Celebrity CruisesNorwegian Cruise Line

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