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  • Emperor Penguin
    Emperor Penguin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8268
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Icebergs
    Tabular Icebergs
    Incredible frozen seascape.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polygons
    Polygons
    Patterns created by freezing and nearly bare of snow due to Katabatic winds.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8320
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canada Glacier
    Canada Glacier
    Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 3000 year old Mummified Crabeater Seal
    3000 year old Mummified Crabeater Seal
    Freeze dried and scoured by blowing snow particles.
    Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8324
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canada Glacier
    Canada Glacier
    With a frozen lake in front.
    Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8328
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Taylor Dry Valley
    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
    2011-11-22#8332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canada Glacier
    Canada Glacier
    Flying out over the top of the glacier.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8336
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Research Station
    Research Station
    Helicopter, Lake Frizel, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake Frizel
    Lake Frizel
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8342
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Commonwealth Glacier
    Commonwealth Glacier
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8343
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Commonwealth Glacier
    Commonwealth Glacier
    The top of the glacier.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream Bed
    Stream Bed
    From a time when the continent was very different.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8348
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    The face of a very large, tabular iceberg.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8352
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8354
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    Possibly from the Ross Ice Shelf.
    Helicopter, Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011
    2011-11-22#8355
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    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
    2011-11-24#8651
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    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
    2011-11-24#8657
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - sitting on eggs, but perfectly adapted to this environment.
    Cape Bird, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2011
    2011-11-24#8662
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - we were getting uncomfortable and the helicopters can't fly if they can't see the ground but the penguins were okay.
    Cape Bird, Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 24, 2011
    2011-11-24#8667
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowed In
    Snowed In
    We were supposed to visit McMurdo Station but the weather was so bad that the helicopters couldn't fly.
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, November 25, 2011
    2011-11-25#8420
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blown Ice
    Blown Ice
    Ross Ice Shelf, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2011
    2011-11-27#8496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blown Ice
    Blown Ice
    Snow blowing off the Ross Ice Shelf adding to the sea ice.
    Ross Ice Shelf, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2011
    2011-11-27#8502
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf & Mt. Terror
    Ross Ice Shelf & Mt. Terror
    Had the weather been better, we would have flown over to the ice for champagne.
    McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2011
    2011-11-27#8504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Ice Shelf
    Massive and the source of huge, tabular icebergs.
    McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2011
    2011-11-27#8506
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice
    Ice
    Interesting pattern seen as we begin the long voyage North.
    McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 27, 2011
    2011-11-27#8511
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice
    Ice
    Continuing North through heavy ice.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 28, 2011
    2011-11-28#8512
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice
    Ice
    The occasional open area was seen.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2011
    2011-11-29#8515
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice
    Ice
    Breaking ice and continuing North.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2011
    2011-11-30#8516
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2011
    2011-11-30#8517
    Larry L. Jackson