There IS the annoying little fact that Antarctic is a continent. It was first circumnavigated in the late 1700s. The Vendee Globe race is currently circumnavigating it. Looks to take them about 50 days, perhaps a few more. If Antarctica were actually an ice wall, the Vendee Globe race would take several months to travel from the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn At the latitude the race follows. Just thought I’d throw out this little reminder.