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Research trip circumnavigating Antarctica

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http://theconversation.com/why-im-spending-three-months-sailing-right-around-antarctica-for-science-67782

This is the second circumnavigation of Antarctica, the first in 1947.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
This is the second circumnavigation of Antarctica, the first in 1947.
Technically, all round the world trips are circumnavigations of Antarctica 🙂

Where did you get that statistic? Do you mean by scientific vessels?

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Originally posted by twhitehead
Technically, all round the world trips are circumnavigations of Antarctica 🙂

Where did you get that statistic? Do you mean by scientific vessels?
In 1947 there was a small fleet of ships, US Navy that did the tour back then.

It was called operation highjump.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Highjump

It was a large expedition but not sure if they went all the way round.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In 1947 there was a small fleet of ships, US Navy that did the tour back then.
What I am asking, is why you think that was the only circumnavigation of Antarctica. What criteria are you using?

For example, this guy did it single handedly - twice in a row:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Sanders


And what about the Antarctica Cup ocean race:
http://www.acronautic.com/antartica-cup-ocean-race/

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Originally posted by twhitehead
What I am asking, is why you think that was the only circumnavigation of Antarctica. What criteria are you using?

For example, this guy did it single handedly - twice in a row:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Sanders


And what about the Antarctica Cup ocean race:
http://www.acronautic.com/antartica-cup-ocean-race/
I looked, I guess not too hard, I thought there was only the one. Ok, thanks for the links.