Part One

Lemaire Channel

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Kodak Gap of Lemaire Channel

Very few tourist ships go beyond this location.

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Snowy Sheatbill

Chionis albus - visiting our ship, probably looking for a meal.

KM Kapitan Khlebnikov, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Lemaire Channel

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Lemaire Channel

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Kodak Gap of Lemaire Channel

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Reflection

We passed through the narrow gap on the left.

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Iceberg

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Killer Whales

Orcinus orca

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Killer Whales

Orcinus orca - juvenile staying close to the mother and the male's dorsal fin to the right.

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov

Lots of people on top enjoying this very picturesque location.

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Southern Gentoo Penquins mating

Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Southern Gentoo Penquins mating

Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Survival & Derelict Huts

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Southern Ocean

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Research Tents

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Adelie Penguins

Pygoscelis adeliae

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Southern Gentoo Penguins

Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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View from Petermann Island

Graham Coast

Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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View from Petermann Island

Wider view of the Graham Coast with Penguins and our ship.

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Memorial

Ambrose Morgan, John Coll, and Kevin Ockleton  were lost near Petermann Island on 14 August 1982, presumably as they tried to get back to their base.

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii - with care, approachable like most of the wildlife on Antarctica.

Petermann Island, Antarctica, November 18, 2006

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov

Nice dusting of snow on the foredeck and zodiacs.

Grandidier Channel, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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LJax

Antarctic Circle, November 19, 2006

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Crossing the Antarctic Circle Toast

Shane (red shirt), the cruise director offering a toast as we crossed the Antarctic Circle.

KM Kapitan Khlebnikov, Grandidier Channel, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Sea Ice

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Antarctic Petrel

Thalassoica antarctica

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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Helicopter Deck

There are two Russian MI-2 helicopters behind the red curtains.

Matha Strait, Antarctica, November 19, 2006

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