When you travel to Antarctica, you return as an Ambassador 🇦🇶 

Here's a first report on an Expedition to the world’s southernmost continent.

Antarctica is far away from our world, from our contemporary life, and daily routines. Both physically and mentally. Coming from the civilized world, it’s just beyond imagination.
At the same time, Antarctica is close to us, affecting us directly, e.g., through its biodiversity or climate effects, strongly interdependent with the global balance of temperature, humidity, drought, winds, currents, or sea levels.

Antarctica is the only continent without native population. It is governed by the Antarctica Treaty system which protects the continent as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation, and bans any national territory claim or military activity. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude.

The Antarctica treaty system was signed on December 1, 1959, and currently has 54 participating nations. 🇺🇳 🌍 I was in Antarctica on the 60th birthday of the treaty system and was somehow disappointed that the global press took so little notice of this remarkable joint effort of nations for peace and science. So I’m happy to share it here with this group of responsible global citizen and thought leaders.

And thanks to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators and member companies for highly responsible and strict Expedition rules to protect the fascinating nature and wildlife. 👍

  (First impressions, gallery in progress)