Cape Adare

Swim dates, location and latitude of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason by Lewis Pugh

The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason by Lewis Pugh in Campbell Island at 52º South, Cape Adare at 71º South, Cape Evans at 77.6º South, Bay of Whales at 78.5º South, and Peter 1 Island at 69º South

Cape Adare is the northeasternmost peninsula in Victoria Land, East Antarctica that was discovered by Captain James Ross in January 1841 and named it after his friend the Viscount Adare (the title is derived from Adare, Ireland).

Marking one end of the Borchgrevink Coast, the cape separates the Ross Sea to the east from the Southern Ocean to the west, and is backed by the high Admiralty Mountains. Cape Adare was an important landing site and base camp during early Antarctic exploration. Off the coast to the northeast are the Adare Seamounts and the Adare Trough.

Open Water Swimming

Cape Adare is site of the second swim of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason, a series of five 1 km open water swims by Lewis Pugh in waters between 0ºC and -1.7ºC and one of the primary reasons he was nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. The purpose of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason is to have Antarctica's Ross Sea declared a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The Ross Sea is referred to as a Polar Garden of Eden.

Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason

• 13 February 2015 - Campbell Island at 52º South
• 19 February 2015 - Cape Adare at 71º South
• 22 February 2015 - Cape Evans at 77.6º South
• 28 February 2015 - Bay of Whales at 78.5º South
• 7 March 2015 - Peter 1 Island at 69º South

External links

• A Restart With Lewis Pugh And Senator Kerry
• Lewis Pugh
• Lewis Pugh Gives A Hint Where He Will Next Swim
• Getting To The Bottom Of Declaring Marine Protected Areas - Lewis Pugh's Five Swims In Antarctica For 1 Reason
• @LewisPugh
• Lewis Pugh Facebook page
• 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
• Nominees For The 2015 WOWSA Awards
• WOWSA Man of the Year Voting
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Lewis Pugh Swims That Can Go No Further South
• Speedo Diplomacy Strikes Big-Time In The Ross Sea
• Going For 3 More Marine Protected Areas
• Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
• Most Difficult Swims In The World - Northern Hemisphere
• Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places