Antarctica: Elephant Island

Recorded February 20, 2009.

Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean. Its name was given by early explorers sighting elephant seals on its shores. It lies 779 miles west-southwest of South Georgia, 581 miles south of the Falkland Islands, and 550 miles southeast of Cape Horn. It is within the Antarctic claims of Argentina, Chile and the UK.

The video begins as we approach Elephant Island on the Star Princess. We then sail around the mountains and glaciers on the island. We also see a whale. It is kind of hard to spot on the video, but if you look close you can spot the spray from its blow hole. We also see some penguins in the water.

From: http://timvp.com

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• antarctica
• elephant-island
• whale
• glacier
• mountain
• star-princess
• penguins
• point-wild
• antarctic-peninsula
• south-shetland
• island

[Wenyang0407]

@ninjacutie4ever do you have a link or something to refer?

[ninjacutie4ever]

@Wenyang0407 I'm in middle school and I'm going to antarctica, I'm going with a people to people group, you should look them up they offer the program to specially selected teens every year it's really cool!

[ninjacutie4ever]

I am so excited I'm going to Antarctica in 26 days, I cannot wait!!! Our group is actually going to elephant island!

[thegreeensky]

wow, the elephant island just looks so wonderfull.. antarctica was just awesome... :)

[rena1226]

Wow, why are people cussing each other out about Elephant Island? Ridiculous.

[canadian7233]

@choforito4000 hahaha the chances of my claim are slim, hence the ten dollar wager you fucking idiot.

[choforito4000]

@canadian7233 Canada was also warm MILLIONS of years ago you stupid twat... and there are no pyramids because humans didn't even exist yet, fucking canadians have shit for brains :S

[Wenyang0407]

Tim, how can one go to Antarctica. I am just student now, but I have big plans to go to Antarctica one day!

[canadian7233]

I wan2 go there so bad, so much is undiscovered. Ten bucks theres a pyramid waiting to be found. Was warm there before

[oneworldfamily]

@GamerBritannia Because once it had been charted those who drew the maps realised that its shape looks like an elephant's head.