Yep, you read that right — it’s the crater of an active volcano! How’s that for an amazing Antarctic adventure?
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First things first, entering here will be quite exhilarating. To give you some background, a portion of the wall of the volcanic caldera in Deception Island had collapsed long ago which resulted to the flooding of its interior — therefore, access to this interior is only through a 200 metre-wide (660 feet) entrance known as Neptune’s Bellows. There is even a rock in the middle just under the water; plus, the area to one side is also foul. So you can just imagine how our ship had only 100 metres (330 feet) with which to navigate! Rest assured, we got in safely (of course!)
Once inside, you can even explore the protected black sand bay of Deception Island where you can witness some research stations as well as learn about its past whaling stations. But if I may say so, one of the best things you can do here is to…
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