Steaming volcanic rock in the South Sandwich Islands sets the dramatic background for a 65-foot yacht by the name Golden Fleece. The islands are so remote that it took this crew six days to reach them after leaving the southernmost tip of South America.
Steaming Seas
Steaming volcanic rock in the South Sandwich Islands sets the dramatic background for a 65-foot yacht by the name Golden Fleece. The islands are so remote that it took this crew six days to reach them after leaving the southernmost tip of South America.
31 arresting photos from the National Geographic archives
From the dramatic southern seas to the far reaches of the universe, these vintage images celebrate new adventures.
As a brand new year began, I returned to the National Geographic archives in search of images that evoke new goals, adventures, and hopes.
More than half a century into the age of space exploration, we’ve barely scratched the surface; for each accomplishment, a new challenge remains. In 2002, after the installation of a new camera, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a galaxy nicknamed Sombrero, which is brighter than 400 billion suns.
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