Located on McFarlane Strait, is a crescent-shaped island famous for its stunning views of Livingston Island. It hosts a Chinstrap penguin colony and the Argentine station Comodoro Cámara.
This small island (approximately 2 km / 1.3 miles long) is a common destination for Antarctic cruise ships. A nice walk can be done, along the shore from one end to the other, and the view from the heights of Half Moon Island is renowned for providing a stunning panorama of the glacier-covered, rugged peaks of Livingston Island, with the ice fronts of the Huron glacier visible as they meet the sea.
The rock promontories with lichens and mosses are home to a Chinstrap penguin colony, and also Wilson storm petrels and Giant petrels nest on this beautiful place. Half Moon Island is also the site of an Argentinean summer research station, “Comodoro Cámara”.
About the Author
Luciana was born in Rosario (Argentina). She is a Biologist (PhD), environmental interpretar, diver and polar guide, interested in how human activities connect in natural ecosystems and its biodiversity. She has more than 15 years of experience in polar expedition cruising, and also worked for 3 years for the Program of Environmental Management and Tourism of the Argentinean Antarctic Direction, as a scientific assistant and environmental officer in antarctic scientific stations. Currently, her base is in Bariloche (Patagonia).
Luciana is our resident Biologist and Outreach Manager at The Polar Travel Company
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