Why Antarctica should be closed to tourist?

On the other hand, Antarctic travel has a high carbon footprint. Tourist activities can also cause damage at visitor sites and along travel routes, and disturb wildlife. For example, research has shown that tourist activities are causing penguin species to change their reproductive and social behaviours.



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To keep Antarctica pristine as possible, a lot of the rules are dedicated to make sure that nothing pollutes the environment.

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The short answer is, no, it's not illegal to fly over Antarctica. But there are practical considerations that make it challenging for regular airlines to navigate across the land. In many parts of Antarctica, there's limited or no infrastructure, no landing strips, and obviously no refuelling stations for planes.

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Activities include sightseeing ship-based cruises, visits to operational scientific stations and historical huts, small boat cruising, visits to wildlife sites and other wilderness sites, hiking, kayaking, mountaineering, camping and scuba-diving.

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Antarctica Travel For Solos If you are planning a solo trip to Antarctica you won't be alone here as you need to join a tour to Antarctica to see the continent. It isn't the kind of destination that you can go to solo so you'll be guaranteed company with a small group on an Antarctica cruise if you decide to visit.

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