Antarctic Info

To visit Antarctica is to travel beyond everyday experience and to achieve the extraordinary.

The Antarctic continent is a land mass covered with ice up to 13,000ft (4km) thick.

The Antarctic Treaty is one of the world’s most successful international agreements.

ANI uses blue-ice fields to land wheeled aircraft in Antarctica. These snow-free areas are a cornerstone of our operations. But what are blue-ice fields? How are they formed?

Here are some interesting and useful Antarctic websites for further reading.

Many map resources are available from ANI or on the web, including interactive satellite images, downloadable topographic maps and more.

Accurate information on the location and status of people and resources under our care, is key to ANI’s safety management process.

Due to the high cost of evacuation from Antarctica, all guests are required to provide cover for medical evacuation. These pages offer some options.