Part Three

Mt Terror

One of the four volcanoes that formed the island.

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice

Bashing through thick ice on the way to McMurdo Sound.

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First Year Ice

Sometimes as thick as 6 feet.

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KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice

Working toward some more open water.

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First Year Pack Ice

Starting to show effects of pressure.

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Pack Ice

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Penguin Tracks

Getting to open water to feed can be a long journey for a flightless bird with short legs.

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Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

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Cloud Reflection

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Beaufort Island

An old volcano whose east and south sides are steep, inaccessible cliffs.

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Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

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Mt Erebus

The Southernmost active volcano in the world with observed eruptions since 1972.

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