Neko Bay
One of the striking things about the Antarctic
landscape is the lack of scale. Mountains look like hills. In the photo on the right,
what seems to be a small boat is in fact, a ship (below).
Our first landing on the Antarctic Mainland.
Neko BayOne of the striking things about the Antarctic
landscape is the lack of scale. Mountains look like hills. In the photo on the right,
what seems to be a small boat is in fact, a ship (below). |
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The zodiac and crew investigating a leopard seal |
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Rod Playing Concertina in AntarcticaNote the loyal fan in the right background, singing and stamping his foot. |
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Maria ashore on Neko.
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Shattered rocks.This rock outcrop is close to the glacier snout. Each crack or ledge in the rocks has small rocks stacked in it. The small rocks are of all different kinds, and are all sharp-edged. |
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IcefallIcefall on the glacier overhanging the bay. We heard
and saw explosions from such falls throughout our time ashore,
but this was the only one we captured on film. |
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