Part Three

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Antarctica Trips
  4. 2006-11 Antarctica #2 with Quark Expeditions
  5. Part Three
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  • Champagne
    Champagne
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Departure Zone
    Departure Zone
    Waiting for the helicopter.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helicopter Photo
    Helicopter Photo
    Magnificent desolation.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0076
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf & Mt Terror
    Ross Ice Shelf & Mt Terror
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0078
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Seal
    Ross Seal
    Ommatophoca rossii
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Terror
    Mt Terror
    One of the four volcanoes that formed the island.
    Ross Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    Bashing through thick ice on the way to McMurdo Sound.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Year Ice
    First Year Ice
    Sometimes as thick as 6 feet.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov Breaking Ice
    Working toward some more open water.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Year Pack Ice
    First Year Pack Ice
    Starting to show effects of pressure.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pack Ice
    Pack Ice
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Penguin Tracks
    Penguin Tracks
    Getting to open water to feed can be a long journey for a flightless bird with short legs.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0097
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crabeater Seal
    Crabeater Seal
    Lobodon carcinophaga
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cloud Reflection
    Cloud Reflection
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beaufort Island
    Beaufort Island
    An old volcano whose east and south sides are steep, inaccessible cliffs.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0103
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crabeater Seal
    Crabeater Seal
    Lobodon carcinophaga
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Erebus
    Mt Erebus
    The Southernmost active volcano in the world with observed eruptions since 1972.
    Ross Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0110
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Terror & Erebus
    Mt Terror & Erebus
    Both summits obscured by clouds.
    Ross Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beaufort Island
    Beaufort Island
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs & Mt Erebus
    Icebergs & Mt Erebus
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0160
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - headed to open water to feed.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - awkward on land, they are little rockets in the water.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0175
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scott Coast & Prince Albert Mountains
    Scott Coast & Prince Albert Mountains
    Across McMurdo Sound.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0191
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Terror
    Mt Terror
    Almost clear enough to see the peak.  Best view so far.
    Ross Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0198
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tabular Iceberg
    Tabular Iceberg
    Scott Coast, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 30, 2006
    2006-11-30#0202
    Larry L. Jackson
  • International Date Line Humor
    International Date Line Humor
    Ross Sea, Antarctica
    2006-12-01#0000
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    KM Kapitan Khlebnikov
    Leaving parking spot in the ice.
    McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, December 2, 2006
    2006-12-02#0003
    Larry L. Jackson