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Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. True to its name, Deception Island is not what it seems. With its ...

Deception Island, located in the South Shetland Islands, is the home base for many Antarctic expeditions, and today is known for its beautiful volcanic black sand beaches, stunning black and white ...

Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands close to the Antarctic Peninsula with a large and usually “safe” natural harbor, which is occasionally troubled by the underlying active ...

Juan Carlos I Base, Livingston Island (Antarctica). The wind takes your breath away, the ice crunches beneath your boots, and just a couple miles away, the ground trembles with the pulse of an active ...

Nessie. Champy. Ogopogo. Ayia Napa. Kraken. Sea monsters have haunted the depths of our vast oceans and collective imaginations since the dawn of time, whether giant serpents, leviathans, squids, or ...

A volcanic island in Antarctica where warm waters meet icy landscapes.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a better name for a mysterious isle than Deception Island. Located in Antarctica’s South Shetland island group, it was given this memorable moniker by an American sealer ...

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Deception Island lies off the coast of Antarctica and is one of the remotest places on the planet This week on Josh Gates’ Destination Truth the team are bound for the icy water of Antarctica as they ...