Antarctica Hektor Whaling Station, Deception Island, Antarctica
Hektor Whaling Station is located in one of the safest harbours in Antarctica on Deception Island. Sealers found the island in the 1820s and it was not till the early 1900s it was used as a base for the their mother ship then in 1908-10 Hektor Whaling Station was established and abandoned in 1931
Photography Tips
Using the bow of the whaling boat as the foreground interest with my 16-35 mm dine angle lens hand held.
Travel Information
This was one of the stops on our 10 day boat trip to Antarctica departing from Ushuaia Argentina.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Daytime in summer
Photo Themes
Boat
ice
Island
snow
snow landscape
Whaling
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