The Europa sails the Penola Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The Europa sails the Penola Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

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The Europa sails the Penola Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

We feel chilly just looking at this image of the Europa sailing the Penola Strait, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This three-masted barque may resemble polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ship Endurance, which was lost to the ice in an expedition to the South Pole in 1915. But the Europa is a modern, refitted lightship that now sails the world with paying passengers and makes annual trips to Antarctica.

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