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The aim of this category is to catalog and encourage visits to points of interest on or pertaining to Antarctica. These places need not be on the continent, but must have a clear link to Antarctica.
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Antarctic Points of InterestSchiffsmodell der FS Meteor - Hamburg, Deutschland

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Schiffsmodell des deutschen Forschungsschiffs FS Meteor im EIngangsbereich des Geomatikums der Universität Hamburg.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Windschattenwanderer

location: Hamburg, Germany

date approved: 09/08/2023

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestThe Guvernøren shipwreck

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The wreck of an old whaling factory ship

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SoaringEagle

location: Antarctica

date approved: 02/04/2023

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of Interest“Pourquoi Pas ?” Initials on Petermann Island

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The initials “P P” and a tide mark below, carved at the bottom of a small cliff of granite, close to the water level, on the north side of Port Circumcision, Petermann Island, Antartica.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SoaringEagle

location: Antarctica

date approved: 01/11/2023

last visited: 01/14/2023

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Antarctic Points of InterestAdrien de Gerlache de Gomery - Hasselt, Belgium

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The Gerlaches name is inextricably linked to the history of exploration of the Antarctic. In 1897, not a Brit, an American or a Swede, but the Belgian de Gerlache led the first scientific expedition to the unfathomable interior of Antarctica.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T-Team!

location: Limburg, Belgium

date approved: 02/09/2022

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestRoald Amundsen's Childhood Home - Torp, Norway

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Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was born in this house in Torp. The house is now converted into a museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Walking Boots

location: Viken, Norway

date approved: 02/04/2022

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestThe Polar Center - Gränna, Sweden

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Gränna Polarcenter tells about Swedish expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. In the museum is the permanent exhibition about Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition to the North Pole in 1897, where all crew members died and were found 33 years later.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Walking Boots

location: Jönköping, Sweden

date approved: 10/08/2021

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestRobert Edwin Peary - Arlington, VA

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The man who is credited with discovering the North Pole is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Mount Peary in Antartica is named after Robert Edwin Peary.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Virginia

date approved: 09/11/2021

last visited: 05/21/2023

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Antarctic Points of InterestRear Admiral Richard E. Byrd - Arlington, Virginia

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Directly across Memorial Drive from Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 07/23/2021

last visited: 05/21/2023

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Antarctic Points of InterestFinn and Edith Maslin "Jackie" Ronne - Arlington, Virginia

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Grave of two polar explorers in Arlington National Cemetery.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 07/23/2021

last visited: 05/21/2023

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Antarctic Points of InterestRear Admiral Richard E. Byrd - Winchester, Virginia

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Located outside the Winchester circuit court house.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 03/10/2021

last visited: 05/26/2022

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Antarctic Points of InterestRear Admiral Richard E. Byrd - Winchester, Virginia

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Located along the westbound side of Route 50 on the edge of downtown Winchester.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Virginia

date approved: 02/19/2021

last visited: 05/26/2022

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Antarctic Points of InterestJean René Constant Quoy. St Jean de Liversay. France

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Statue de Jean René Constant Quoy sur la place du village, et la découverte de la Terre Adélie

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member lulu_et_compagnie

location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

date approved: 06/13/2020

last visited: 06/13/2020

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Antarctic Points of InterestGranodiorite Boulder from Antarctica - Menlo Park, California

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A specimen from Antartica on the campus of the United State Geological Survey.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 07/09/2018

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestOcenário de Lisboa - Antarctic Habitat, Lisboa - Portugal

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In this location you can see an exacct replica of Antarctica's Environment.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tofixe

location: Lisboa, Portugal

date approved: 04/02/2017

last visited: 08/03/2023

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Antarctic Points of InterestPaul A. Siple Historical Marker - Erie, PA, U.S.A.

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An historical marker recognizing Antarctic explorer Paul A. Siple.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jonathanatpsu

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 01/12/2017

last visited: 01/10/2022

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Antarctic Points of InterestCrow's Nest of "Quest" -- All Hallows By the Tower, Tower Hamlets, London UK

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The crow's nest from the Quest, used by Sir Ernest Shackelton on his last expedition to Antarctica, on display in the Crypt at All Hallows By the Tower in London

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: London, United Kingdom

date approved: 09/09/2016

last visited: 09/14/2016

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Antarctic Points of InterestApsley Cherry-Garrard Blue Plaque - Lansdowne Road, Bedford, UK

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was a member of Captain Scott's 1910-1913 expedition to the Antartic and author of "The Worst Journey in the World". He was born at this location in 1886.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: Eastern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 03/01/2016

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestRoald Amundsen at the Polar Museum - Tromsø, Norway

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Learn about Roald Amundsen's life at the Polar Museum - Tromsø, Norway.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tatie

location: Troms og Finnmark, Norway

date approved: 06/24/2015

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestMawson Antartic Boulder - Melbourne, Australia

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This is a glacial boulder from Mawson, Antartica, which is on public display in central Melbourne.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ThePacman

location: Victoria, Australia

date approved: 04/12/2015

last visited: 08/20/2022

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Antarctic Points of InterestObservation Hill Cross, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

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The cross is located on Observation Hill, a 754-foot (230 m) hill adjacent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and commonly called "Ob Hill." The cross is in memorial of of Robert Falcon Scott's party that perished returning from the South Pole in 1912.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member CGTeri

location: Antarctica

date approved: 04/09/2015

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestScott's Hut at Terra Nova, Cape Evans

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Scott's Hut is a building located on the north shore of Cape Evans on Ross Island in Antarctica. It was erected in 1911 by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1913 (also known as the Terra Nova Expedition) led by Robert Falcon Scott.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member CGTeri

location: Antarctica

date approved: 04/08/2015

last visited: never

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Antarctic Points of InterestRichard Byrd Memorial on Mt Victoria - Wellington, New Zealand

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Dedicated on 11 March 1962, Richard Byrd Memorial commemorates Admiral Byrd's accomplishments in polar exploration and his contributions to international understanding.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben

location: North Island, New Zealand

date approved: 12/12/2014

last visited: 01/09/2018

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Antarctic Points of InterestErnest Shackleton - Exhibition Road, London, UK

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This statue of Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, is installed in a recess on the Royal Geographical Society building on the west side of Exhibition Road, at the junction with Kensington Gore, in London.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: London, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/10/2014

last visited: 04/13/2015

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Antarctic Points of InterestRobert Falcon Scott - Oakley Street, London, UK

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This LCC blue plaque, to the Antarctic explorer Robert Scott, is attached to a house on the north east side of Oakley Street in London.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: London, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/07/2014

last visited: 12/11/2020

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Antarctic Points of InterestEdward Adrian Wilson Statue - Long Gardens, Cheltenham, UK

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This statue, to Edward Adrian Wilson, is towards the south western end of Long Gardens. He died, along with Captain Scott, in March 1912 on the Great Ice Barrier in the Antarctic.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: Southern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 04/14/2014

last visited: 01/04/2020

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