IAATO also released its final tourism statistics for the 2012-13 season which concluded in early April. The total number of tourists travelling with IAATO operators to Antarctica was 34,316 ...

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Other factors affect Antarctica more directly: each tourist arrival accounts for an average of 75 tons of snow loss, a 2022 paper, found, since the black soot that cruise ships emit hastens ...

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...

Researchers say social media is contributing to the growing popularity of tourism in Antarctica, where annual visitor numbers surged to 124,000 over the past year. But there is concern that the ...

Antarctic tourism has boomed in recent years with the remote continent attracting record numbers of tourists. In 2024, an astonishing 122,000 people made the trip to Antarctica - a massive ...

The landscapes and hardy wildlife of Antarctica are also a dream destination for curious travelers worldwide. Despite its reputation as Earth’s final frontier, tourism is increasing. More than ...

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Moreover, the impact of human activities, particularly tourism, has been a growing concern. A meta-analysis of existing research on Antarctic tourism revealed that while some studies found no ...