Part Two

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Antarctica Trips
  4. 2006-11 Antarctica #2 with Quark Expeditions
  5. Part Two
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  • Helicopter Photo
    Helicopter Photo
    First flights on the helicopters.
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Helicopter Photo, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helicopter View
    Helicopter View
    The Russian helicopter pilots are military veterans.
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weather Balloon Shed
    Weather Balloon Shed
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Main Building
    Main Building
    A very important, new roof to protect the historic building.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    With very limited potential for restocking, large amounts of stores were brought to the station.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunks
    Bunks
    Some cleaning and restoration has been done.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Library
    Library
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stove
    Stove
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
    Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
    Restoration started in 1994 and continues.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Workshop
    Workshop
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pantry
    Pantry
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Radio
    Radio
    One of the two big radios in the station.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    Looks like a gel desert.
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Medical Supplies
    Medical Supplies
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gear Storage
    Gear Storage
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gear Storage
    Gear Storage
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gear Storage
    Gear Storage
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Copper Veins
    Copper Veins
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Copper Veins
    Copper Veins
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wooden Boats
    Wooden Boats
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Main Building
    Main Building
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Satellite Phone Call
    Satellite Phone Call
    Base 'Y', Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri - back at the ship we had a visitor.
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Parked in the ice with a ladder down so that guests can see the 1st Emperor Penguin.
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    There are four Weddell Seals near the iceberg.
    Helicopter Photo, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacial Face
    Glacial Face
    Helicopter Photo, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • FIDS BAS Base 'E'
    FIDS BAS Base 'E'
    Opened in 1946 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and the British Antarctic Survey.
    Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0098
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Page 1
    Page 1
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Page 2
    Page 2
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Library
    Library
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen Stove
    Kitchen Stove
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0103
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
    It looks like the last group didn't clean up before leaving, or left in a hurry.
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0104
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Visitor Banners
    Visitor Banners
    A practice that is no longer allowed.
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Food Stores
    Food Stores
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stove
    Stove
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dog Kennels
    Dog Kennels
    FIDS BAS Base 'E', Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ronne AE-USASE Base 'E'
    Ronne AE-USASE Base 'E'
    Within walking distance of the FIDS BAS station, this is the earliest remaining American station built in 1940 by men of Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic Service Expedition.
    Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Workbench
    Workbench
    We had very limited access to this station.
    Ronne AE-USASE Base' 'E, Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0119
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947-8 had the first two women to overwinter in Antarctica.
    Ronne AE-USASE Base' 'E, Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Machine Shop
    Machine Shop
    Ronne AE-USASE Base' 'E, Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Face
    Glacier Face
    Within easy walking distance of the Ronne Station.
    Ronne AE-USASE Base' 'E, Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0129
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    The FIDS BAS station on the right side of the photo.
    Ronne AE-USASE Base' 'E, Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0134
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    There is a Weddell Seal at the left end of the iceberg.
    Helicopter Photo, Stonigton Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0136
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helicopter View
    Helicopter View
    Headed back to the ship parked in the ice.
    Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soccer, KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Crew
    Soccer, KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Crew
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri - still hanging around the ship.
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0078
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1st Emperor Penquin
    1st Emperor Penquin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, November 20, 2006
    2006-11-20#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Peter 1 Oy
    Peter 1 Oy
    A remote and seldom visited island of the Norwegian Antarctic Territories.
    Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Peter 1 Oy
    Peter 1 Oy
    Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lesser Snow Petrels
    Lesser Snow Petrels
    Pagodroma nivea nivea
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Fulmar & Jelly
    Southern Fulmar & Jelly
    Fulmarus glacialoides
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landing Preparation
    Landing Preparation
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Fulmars nesting
    Southern Fulmars nesting
    Fulmarus glacialoides - with virtually all of the island covered with snow, this is a heavily used nesting area.
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0043
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Basaltic Dyke
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie & Chinstrap Penguins
    Adelie & Chinstrap Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae & antarcticus
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Fulmars nesting
    Southern Fulmars nesting
    Fulmarus glacialoides
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Fulmars
    Southern Fulmars
    Fulmarus glacialoides
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lesser Snow Petrels nesting
    Lesser Snow Petrels nesting
    Pagodroma nivea nivea
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Basaltic Columns
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Kapp Ingerid Christensen
    Basaltic Dyke
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chinstrap Penguins
    Chinstrap Penguins
    Pygoscelis antarcticus
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pingvinholet
    Pingvinholet
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landing
    Landing
    Pingvinholet in the background.
    Cecilhola, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tvestein
    Tvestein
    For a while, there was a weather station on this small island, just barely offshore of the big island.
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pingvinholet
    Pingvinholet
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Cecilhola, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icefall
    Icefall
    Some large pieces of ice coming down.
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icefall Wave
    Icefall Wave
    The big pieces of ice and volume of ice created a large wave.
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Zodiac Photo, Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Returning Zodiacs
    Returning Zodiacs
    Guests returning from the island.
    Peter 1 Oy, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, November 22, 2006
    2006-11-22#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Seal & pup
    Ross Seal & pup
    Ommatophoca rossii
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 23, 2006
    2006-11-23#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    This iceberg has the look of a grounded state with erosion due to wave and tidal factors.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 23, 2006
    2006-11-23#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 23, 2006
    2006-11-23#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foredeck Snow
    Foredeck Snow
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Continuing through the ice in an attempt to get to Siple Island.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crabeater Seals
    Crabeater Seals
    Lobodon carcinophaga
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crabeater Seal
    Crabeater Seal
    Lobodon carcinophaga
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Year & Young Sea Ice
    First Year & Young Sea Ice
    Progress through this ice was relatively slow.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2006
    2006-11-24#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Year & Young Sea Ice
    First Year & Young Sea Ice
    Continuing through the ice with thicker ice on the distant horizon.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Charted Progress to Siple Is & Retreat
    Charted Progress to Siple Is & Retreat
    Progress through thicker ice stopped and the ice pilot from the helicopter could see now way through, so we backtracked to thinner ice.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lowest Sun Position
    Lowest Sun Position
    The sun never set after we crossed the Antarctic Circle.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lowest Sun Position
    Lowest Sun Position
    Beautiful sky with icebergs in the foreground.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lowest Sun Position
    Lowest Sun Position
    A bit of open water reflects the low sun position.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 25, 2006
    2006-11-25#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Midnight Sunshine
    Midnight Sunshine
    Just after midnight
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Staff arranged helicopter flights since we had been on the boat for a fourth day of only ice.
    Helicopter Photo, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Km Kapitan Khlebnikov's Track
    Km Kapitan Khlebnikov's Track
    Helicopter Photo, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    The stern of the ship is built to accommodate close towing of another ship.
    Helicopter Photo, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Km Kapitan Khlebnikov's Track
    Km Kapitan Khlebnikov's Track
    The ship is negotiating leads in the ice to improve speed and progress.
    Helicopter Photo, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Helicopter Photo, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Returning Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Returning Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg & Reflection
    Iceberg & Reflection
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlobnikov Manufacturer's Plate
    KM Kapitan Khlobnikov Manufacturer's Plate
    The icebreaker was built in Finland in 1981.
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 26, 2006
    2006-11-26#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Satellite Phone Call
    Satellite Phone Call
    Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2006
    2006-11-27#1164
    David Salmanowitz
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    This ice thickness made for slow progress.
    Hobbs Coast, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2006
    2006-11-27#0121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    At times, the ship had to back up and ram the ice to break through.
    Hobbs Coast, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2006
    2006-11-27#0123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Hobbs Coast, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2006
    2006-11-27#0124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    The ice pilot is up in the helicopter looking for the easiest way through the ice.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0135
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice
    Nilas Sea Ice
    Very thin layer of frozen ocean water.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    A massive piece of ice that has broken free of a major ice shelf.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0149
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long Lead
    Long Lead
    Long leads are very helpful in making faster progress.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Sky
    Blue Sky
    First day of blue skies in a few days
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0157
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice
    Nilas Sea Ice
    This ice is thin enough that pieces slide over others.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0169
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lead
    Lead
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lead
    Lead
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0176
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    Pushing through relatively thin ice conditions.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0186
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Evening Sun
    Evening Sun
    9:40 pm photo with blue sky.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0188
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grease Sea Ice
    Grease Sea Ice
    Ice so think that it bends with waves.
    Cape Colbeck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2006
    2006-11-28#0197
    Larry L. Jackson