CHIMU Adventures has made history, with one of its expeditions visiting Cape Denison, home to huts from Sir Douglas Mawson’s expedition to Antarctica. This was the first time in seven years that tourists have made it close enough to see some of the buildings from Mawson’s 1911-1913 expeditions due to...
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CHIMU Adventures has made history, with one of its expeditions visiting Cape Denison, home to huts from Sir Douglas Mawson’s expedition to Antarctica.
This was the first time in seven years that tourists have made it close enough to see some of the buildings from Mawson’s 1911-1913 expeditions due to limiting ice conditions previously.
The group did not get to land and explore the huts due to a late change in weather.
Just 46 guests from Australia, Switzerland, Taiwan and Singapore were aboard the ship which departed from Hobart on 15 Dec 2017.
The guests sailed on the Russian expedition ship Akademik Shokalskiy to complete the trip.
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