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Chapter 7116
Whether it was him, Maria, or Jeremiah and Ria,
They were all people that the Warriors Den was eager to find,
So it was not appropriate to be too conspicuous.
Moreover, Asian faces were not common here,
And four Asian faces together would be even more eye-catching.
So Charlie agreed to the suggestion.
After collecting all the luggage, the four of them boarded the minibus he had driven and headed straight for Ushuaia Port.
They carried a total of ten suitcases, most of which Maria had asked Helena to prepare.
She knew that Charlie, Jeremiah, and Ria would spend most of their time cultivating,
And that time would pass in the blink of an eye for them,
While she would have to endure several months in the harsh polar night.
Therefore, she naturally prepared more luggage.
March in Ushuaia is autumn, with relatively pleasant temperatures.
Charlie saw many backpackers on the road,
Each was carrying huge, professional-looking backpacks.
Their outdoor gear was mostly brightly colored, adding a unique touch to the streets.
Charlie asked the middle-aged man who picked him up at the airport curiously,
“Are all these backpacker tourists going to Antarctica?”
The middle-aged man smiled and said,
“These backpackers are tourists who just returned from Antarctica and the South Shetland Islands before winter.”
“The Antarctic tourist season is from November to March each year.”
“Only during these four months are commercial expedition cruise ships going to Antarctica.”
“After this season, all commercial expedition cruise ships will not be allowed to enter the Drake Passage.”
“It’s already late March now, which is almost the last window for returning.”
“After these tourists return to Ushuaia,”
“Some will directly leave the country by plane.”
Some people choose to stay for a while before leaving.
He then explained to Charlie, “Ushuaia is the most important stepping stone to Antarctica.”
“Handling over 90% of Antarctic tourists.”
“Therefore, its tourism industry is very developed, accounting for 40% of the local GDP.”
“Half of the city’s jobs are for the ships and tourists traveling to and from Antarctica,”
“And at least 100,000 people travel to Antarctica from here every year.”
He smiled and added, “However, it’s not peak tourist season for this small city right now.”
“Because Antarctica is about to experience its polar night.”
“Ordinary tourists will gradually depart from Antarctica over the next two weeks.”
“The evacuation is underway.”
“Many professionals from the summer research stations have already begun to leave.”
“We need to return from Antarctica by early April.”
“So the four of you will only have three days, at most five, to process the equipment.”
Charlie asked, “How many days will it take for the ship to reach our research station from Ushuaia?”
The other person thought for a moment and said,
“If it’s fast, it might take two and a half days.”
“If it’s slow, it might take three and a half days.”
Charlie then asked, “Are the other research stations around our station summer stations or year-round stations?”
The other person said, “The research station we’re going to is close to…”
“In the Antarctic interior, within a radius of tens of kilometers, are almost entirely European research stations.”
“All of which are summer stations.”
“This is because the closer to the inland areas of Antarctica,”
“The harsher the environment becomes, the more year-round stations are mostly built on the Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding islands.”
Charlie felt slightly relieved.
Before coming, he had researched the Antarctic winter climate and knew that Antarctica’s climate was peculiar.
After entering the polar night, the winters there become so cold that even air movement is greatly restricted.
Therefore, during the polar night, the Antarctic continent rarely experiences wind or snowfall.
It is almost entirely a long, cold, and clear night.
In contrast, Antarctica in summer is windy and snowy.
Antarctic winter nights are those with temperatures below -80 degrees Celsius,
No wind or snow, a sky full of stars and the aurora borealis, and extreme tranquility.
In such a cold and clear environment, the visibility would certainly not be too bad.
Under the stars and the aurora, the visibility would be at least several kilometers.
If there were other countries’ permanent stations nearby,
It would probably not be so convenient for those people to come and go.
If there were only the four of them left within a radius of tens of kilometers,
Then everything would be much simpler.