Antarctica

Taylor Dry Valley

Katabatic winds of 100 mph plus and terrain shape keep this area almost free of snow.

McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, November 22, 2011

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Canada Glacier

Flying out over the top of the glacier.

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Research Station

Helicopter, Lake Frizel, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, November 22, 2011

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Lake Frizel

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Commonwealth Glacier

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Commonwealth Glacier

The top of the glacier.

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Stream Bed

From a time when the continent was very different.

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Tabular Iceberg

The face of a very large, tabular iceberg.

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Iceberg

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Tabular Iceberg

Possibly from the Ross Ice Shelf.

Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae - the weather turned ugly and I only got a few photos before we had to helicopter back to the ship or be stuck on land in survival tents.

Cape Bird, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2011

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Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae - the southernmost breeding population on earth is here at Cape Bird.

Cape Bird, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2011

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