What made the author visit Antarctica and how did he reach there?
The author boarded a Russian vessel “The Akademik Shokalskiy” along with some youth students to understand the planet earth. The journey began 13.09 degrees North of the Equator in Madras. The party had to travel over 100 hours in car, aeroplane and ship. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest subcontinent in the world.



