Vocabulary Adventure

The Antarctic Expedition

Lead a scientific voyage, solve problems and collect powerful words in your Vocabulary Passport.

Expedition route

Welcome aboard, Explorer

Phase 1

Ushuaia Expedition Dock

Busy Ushuaia dock where the Endurance II, with its white upper hull and reddish lower hull, is being stocked and prepared for departure.

Phase 2

The Southern Seas

Phase 3

Falkland Islands

Volunteer PointKing Penguin Colony Ecology

Sea Lion IslandMarine Mammal Research

Carcass IslandBiodiversity and Conservation

StanleyAntarctic Logistics BaseClimate Monitoring

Stone RunsGeological Formations Study

Phase 4

South Georgia

Phase 4 expedition stops

Explore South Georgia

All five South Georgia missions are ready. Visit each checkpoint to build your Vocabulary Passport.

The glowing Snow Ball Game practises words from the whole word bank. It is an extra challenge, separate from the five expedition stops.

South Georgia activities0 of 5

Crèche Call · King Penguin Colonies
Territory Roar · Elephant Seals
Salvage Yard Audit · Derelict Whaling Station
Updraft Gliders · Albatross Nesting Grounds
Polar Dispatch Ciphers · Grytviken Post Office & Museum

All five South Georgia missions and the optional Snow Ball Game are ready.

Phase 5

Antarctica

Antarctic landscape showing ice core drilling, Blood Fall, a meteorite, ice rivers and krill. The location names are printed on the artwork.

Phase 6

Drake Passage

The Endurance II crosses stormy seas. Labels mark Polar Storm Mechanics, Circumpolar Current, Pelagic Wildlife, Wind- and Water-Tight Integrity, and Oceanographic Monitoring.

Phase 7

Ushuaia Homecoming

The Endurance II is docked in Ushuaia at sunset. Crew in yellow and navy parkas celebrate beside expedition photographs, a captain's speech, postcards and keepsakes.

Antarctic Expedition

The Antarctic Expedition

Choose your expedition leader

Welcome aboard, Explorer

Ushuaia Expedition Dock

The Southern Seas

Falkland Islands

South Georgia

Antarctica

Drake Passage

Ushuaia Homecoming

Ushuaia

Activity

Explorer's expedition words

Homecoming Certificate

Explorer

Set sail for The Southern Seas

Sail to the Falkland Islands

Set sail for South Georgia

Set sail for Antarctica

Set sail for Drake Passage

Home to Ushuaia

Salvage Yard Audit

Field mission introduction