Kapitan Khlebnikov

Breaking Ice

Easy going for the 45,000 horsepower diesel-electric ship.

Kapitan Khlebnikov, Ross Sea, November 17, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Breaking Ice

Pushing deeper into the Ross Sea.

Kapitan Khlebnikov, Ross Sea, November 18, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Bob Headland saluting Amundsen

Our historian commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions to the South Pole.

Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 18, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Russian Mi2 Helicopters

To avoid too much 'cabin fever', the helicopters were used to give rides and watch the Kapitan Khlebnikov proceeding through the ice of the Ross Sea.

Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 18, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Russian Mi2 Helicopters

Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 18, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice

Going where only icebreakers can go.

Helicopter Flight, Ross Sea, November 19, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice

Helicopter Flight, Ross Sea, November 19, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice & Helicopter

Ross Sea, November 19, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Kapitan Khlebnikov

Parked in the ice so that we could walk around on the ice.

Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Emperor Penguin & Kapitan Khlebnikov

Aptenodytes forsteri - Emperor Penguins made an appearance when the ship parked in the ice.

Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Larry's #65 Birthday Party

Kapitan Khlebnikov, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, November 25, 2011

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Debbie Jackson

Party

Due to high winds, we couldn't helicopter to the ice shelf so we had mulled wine and snacks on the foredeck.

Ross Ice Shelf, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, November 27, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson