Antarktische Gateway-Städte

Map source: https://www.andrewdc.co.nz/project/gateway-to-antarctica/

According to Wikipedia the five [Antarctic gateway cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_gateway_cities) are:

– **Hobart, Australia**: Services the national Antarctic programs of Australia, France, and China, and is home to the largest number of Antarctic scientists of any city. Headquarters of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, the Australian Antarctic Division, the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, the Tasmanian Polar Network, and Antarctica Tasmania.

– **Ushuaia, Argentina**: The most popular gateway city for tourism to Antarctica. Services Argentina’s National Antarctic Directorate, but no other national Antarctic program.

– **Punta Arenas, Chile**: More than 20 national Antarctic programs travel through Punta Arenas.

– **Christchurch, Aotearoa-NZ**: Logistics center for the national Antarctic programs of New Zealand, the United States, Italy, and South Korea. Christchurch also houses the headquarters for the Council of Members of National Antarctic Programs and the International Antarctic Centre.

– **Cape Town, South Africa**: The programs of South Africa, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Norway, and Japan reach Antarctica via Cape Town.

Going to one of these in less than two months on my way to Antarctica.

Where’s the base from “The Thing?”