Part Three

  • Lesser Snow Petrel
    Lesser Snow Petrel
    Pagodroma nivea nivea
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antarctic Petrel
    Antarctic Petrel
    Thalassoica antarctica
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Emperor Penguin
    Emperor Penguin
    Aptenodytes forsteri
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antarctic Petrels
    Antarctic Petrels
    Thalassoica antarctica
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antarctic Petrel
    Antarctic Petrel
    Thalassoica antarctica
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale male
    Killer Whale male
    Orcinus orca
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whales
    Killer Whales
    Orcinus orca - appears to be a female and a young male.
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0065
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Young Sea Ice Floes
    Young Sea Ice Floes
    Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mixed Sea Ice
    Mixed Sea Ice
    Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Ice Shelf
    One of our helicopters above the huge ice shelf.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf looking East
    Ross Ice Shelf looking East
    We were told that the ice shelf is over 600 miles wide at the Ocean, over 600 miles into the continent and over a 1,000 feet thick.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • LJax
    LJax
    Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#4937
    David Salmanowitz
  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Ice Shelf
    The face is about 200 feet tall.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf Detail
    Ross Ice Shelf Detail
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf Detail
    Ross Ice Shelf Detail
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pancake Sea Ice
    Pancake Sea Ice
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf looking West
    Ross Ice Shelf looking West
    The ice shelf is the size of France.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Ice Shelf
    An amazing scene with a great sky.
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice
    Nilas Sea Ice
    Showing pieces of ice sliding across other pieces.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf
    Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf looking East
    Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf looking East
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf looking West
    Nilas Sea Ice & Ross Ice Shelf looking West
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ross Ice Shelf Landing
    Ross Ice Shelf Landing
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0043
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helicopter Photo
    Helicopter Photo
    Ross Ice Shelf Landing, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Russian MI-2 Helicopter
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View from the Ross Ice Shelf Landing
    View from the Ross Ice Shelf Landing
    Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crevasse Viewing
    Crevasse Viewing
    Harnesses and ropes just in case.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crevasse
    Crevasse
    The crevasse is the beginning of part of the ice shelf breaking away.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crevasse
    Crevasse
    Looking down into the crevasse.
    Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 29, 2006
    2006-11-29#0067
    Larry L. Jackson