Travelers departing from Ushuaia to get to Antarctica dread crossing the Drake Passage, and for good reason. This stretch of ocean between Argentina and the Antarctic Peninsula is well-known to have the roughest seas in the world. Due to its unique geography, currents at this latitude are able to circumnavigate the globe without interference, leading to monstrous swells and powerful winds; 50-foot waves and 100-knot wind gusts are not rare. On occasion, you might get lucky and experience an unus

On March 26, passengers aboard the Quark Expeditions’ Ocean Explorer cruise ship were tossed around by huge waves as they traveled through the infamous Drake Passage, a body of water located between the tip of South America and Antarctica known for its rough conditions. Travel blogger Lesley Anne Murphy onboard and captured footage of her fellow passengers falling into walls and sliding across the floor as giant waves crash into their vessel. According to Quark Expeditions, the passage is formid

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