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Summary of the Geology of the Antarctic Peninsula
A prompt from Jack S. in Boston reminded me that I yet to write about the generalized geology of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is rather simple, with the Peninsula having been located on the active...
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Farewell to Antarctica - Tabular Icebergs in Antarctic Sound, Brown Bluff...
It's gone by quickly but the two trips to Antarctica are now complete (still to come however, is South Georgia Island and the Falklands - I do not leave the ship until January 21). To finish up the...
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Elephant Island and the Ghost of Sir Ernest Shackleton
As we made our way toward South Georgia Island, we stopped for a Zodiac cruise at well-known Elephant Island, made famous by Sir Ernest Shackleton, who was able to land 28 men after a harrowing winter...
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South Georgia Island and Farewell to the Deep South
The two voyages have come to an end and only South Georgia is left to report on. After four glorious weeks of sunshine in Antarctica, we were bound to pay the price with rain and snow. Oh well, some...
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Final Stop - The Falkland Islands
I wasn't planning on writing a blog about our final stop on these two voyages, the Falkland Islands. But a request from a reader prompted me to reconsider. I'm so grateful to my readers of these...
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