This type of journey usually starts in Cape Town, South Africa, where you fly private to an ice runway on mainland Antarctica. Only around 1 percent of tourists to Antarctica go this way because it's ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alyssa Ramos, a travel influencer who's sailed the Drake Passage. It has been edited for length and clarity. I've crossed what's widely known ...

The Drake Passage, named after the 16th-century English explorer Francis Drake, is a 500-mile-long waterway between South America and Antarctica where the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern seas converge.

The Drake Passage is one reason for Antarctica's frigid temperatures. Without a land bridge connecting the continent to South America, warm northern air does not easily flow south.

The Drake Passage, named after the 16th-century English explorer Francis Drake, is a 500-mile-long waterway between South America and Antarctica where the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern seas converge.

QUICK FACTS Name: Drake Passage Location: Between the tip of South America and Antarctica Coordinates: -58.58153988533979, -64.51727013412221 Why it's incredible: The passage is one of the world's ...

So, you're planning your dream trip to Antarctica, but don't know how to get there. There are two options: set sail on a 48-hour journey across the Drake Passage by ship, or hop on a charter and ...

It meant more than I expected. 1. You’ll have to cross the Drake Passage – maybe Most expedition cruises to Antarctica depart from Ushuaia, Argentina, and cross the infamous Drake Passage.

The Drake Passage is the body of water between the southernmost tip of Chile and Antarctica's northern peninsula. Travel company Oceanwide Expeditions describes the Drake Passage as a "lively ...

The notoriously choppy two-day crossing of the Drake Passage is often described as a rite of passage to visiting Antarctica. But some cruise lines and travel advisors are seeing increased demand ...

The ACC, which runs from west to east through the Drake Passage, transports between 3,400 and 5,300 million cubic feet (95 and 150 million cubic meters) of water every second, according to Britannica.

Within the Drake Passage, three seas converge. The Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Seas all meet there, and without any land to offer resistance for the water, it can get treacherous.