Polar Week in Antarctica

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.