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interesting lectures on the wildlife, history and geography of
this legendary region given by the Mare Australis and Via
Australis Expedition Group. The lectures will take place both
on board (with audio-visual support) and on land. |
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Geography and navigation route
You will learn about the geographic environment where our
expedition cruiseship sails and each one of the channels,
fjords and glaciers making this route a unique and mysterious
place at the end of the earth. |
Zodiac
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Flora and Fauna
You will enjoy a beautiful audio-visual exhibition of the
different species making up the Magellan forest. You will know
trees and bushes that are characteristic of the region, such
as Coigüe, Lenga, Ñirre, Maitén or leña dura, Canelo, and
some fruits such as Calafate, Myrtleberry, Zarzaparrilla and
Chaura, as well as one of the most delicate flowers in the
world, the Orchid. |
Flora
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Birds of Patagonia
In an audio-visual exhibition, you will appreciate the most
varied families of wild birds inhabiting this southern region,
such as Condors, Penguins, Albatross, Petrels, Upland Geese,
Cormorants and many other species. |
Aves en la Patagonia
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Beagle channel
You will learn about the importance of Captain Fitz Roy, who
carried out the first expedition to this region, exploring the
islands near the Navarino Island. In 1830, he discovered the
Beagle Channel, which owes its name to the brig called “Beagle”,
which took them to these remote lands. You will also discover
other adventurous voyages and the colonization south of Tierra
del Fuego |
Canal Beagle
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Strait of Magellan
You will know the history of the discovery of the southernmost
region in the world and the explorations that followed the
discovery, where Spanish navigators, English corsairs,
scientists and others arrived at this indomitable place,
inhabited only by indigenous tribes. |
Bahia Wulaia
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Glaciology
You will learn about the beginning of this impressive
phenomenon, its extension, rate of displacement, types of
glaciers and their colors, with surprising images of this mass
of ice covering Patagonia and other places of the world. |
Glaciología
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Marine mammals
You will become acquainted with these curious inhabitants of
southern waters, such as elephant seals characterized by their
large size, together with other mammals such as the sea-lion
and the attractive and playful southern dolphins. |
Elefantes Marinos
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The native people
You will know about the ethnography and some theories on the
inhabiting of the American continent and the first contacts
with the aborigines: Tehuelches or Aonikenk, Onas or Selknam,
Alakalufes or Kaweskar, Yaganes or Yámanas and Haush, their
customs, their way of living and their mythology. |
Aborígenes de la Patagonia
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Penguins
Penguins are one of the most characteristic birds of this
region. You will be amazed to know the different species
inhabiting the Patagonia, their reproduction process, how they
feed, why they emigrate and come back to the same place every
year and many other peculiar characteristics of this seabird.
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Pingüinos Magallánicos
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Terra Incógnita
Comenzando con una breve reseña de nuestro país, Chile,
descubrirá porqué la ciudad de Punta Arenas es catalogada la
Capital de la Patagonia. Conocerá su evolución económica,
monumentos, construcciones, costumbres y gastronomía. |
Punta Arenas
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Cabo de hornos
Disfrutará de una exposición fascinante sobre el promontorio
rocoso más austral del mundo, su descubrimiento, leyendas y
misterios. Además tendrá la oportunidad de conocer el origen
del monumento al "Cabo de Hornos" con la figura
plasmada en éste del legendario Albatros, y el faro que se
encuentran en el lugar. |
Cabo de Hornos
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