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The Ross Sea, Antarctica

The Last Great Wilderness

Historic huts, vast ice shelves, and emperor penguins in the deep Antarctic.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why The Ross Sea, Antarctica.

  1. Visit Scott's and Shackleton's historic huts.

  2. The towering Ross Ice Shelf and emperor penguins.

  3. Among the most remote places humans travel.

  4. Long expedition voyages from New Zealand.

  5. The ultimate polar expedition.

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The Ross Sea is Antarctica at its most legendary and remote — the great ice shelf, emperor penguin rookeries, and the perfectly preserved huts of Scott and Shackleton. A long, serious expedition for true polar pilgrims.

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Safety

Safety Overview

The Ross Sea, Antarctica

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Reviewed: 2026-06-06

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Before You Travel

Five minutes of preparation means your whole group has emergency numbers, hospitals and your GPS location available offline — no WiFi needed when it matters most.

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Why this matters: When they open the link, TravelWell automatically saves the emergency numbers and hospital details to their phone — no WiFi needed later. This takes 5 seconds and could save a life.

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TravelWell Safety — The Ross Sea, Antarctica: Emergency numbers, hospitals and safety info. Open this before we travel so it works offline. https://travelwell.world/en/destinations/ross-sea-antarctica

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