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Route: Santiago, Valparaiso, San Antonio, Puerto Montt, Castro, Puerto Chacabuco, Chilean fjords, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Puerto Williams, Drake Passage, Antarctica I, Antarctica II, Antarctica III, Antarctica IV, Antarctica V, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, Argentine Sea (South Atlantic Ocean), Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Buenos Aires - ship Ms. Zaandam.
Places: Bransfield Strait, Deception island, Pete's Pillar, Snow island, Livingston island, Tangra Mountains, A57A iceberg, Greenwich island, Robert island, Nelson Island, King George island, Admiralty Bay, Polar Club Glacier, Rocha Chabrier, Peter J Lenie Field Station, Arctowski Station, Republica del Ecuador Refuge, Dragon Glacier, Krak Glacier, Goetel Glacier, Emerald Icefalls, Morro da Cruz, Domeyko Glacier, Machu Picchu Base, Lange Glacier, Fortuna peninsula, Dufayel Island, Drake Passage.
Wildlife & flora: Chinstrap penguin, Weddell seal, Southern Fulmar, Adélie Penguin, Humpback Whale, Gentoo penguin.
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⏳ Dec 31, 2018
Bransfield Strait
Chinstrap penguin
Deception island, Snow island, Livingston island with Tangra Mountains
Yet the rather smaller Deception Island, in the South Shetland archipelago, is responsible for the largest known eruption in the Antarctic area. This horseshoe-shaped cauldron-like structure, or caldera, was produced more than 10,000 years ago by an explosive eruption that scattered more than 30km³ of molten rock. Home of 50,000 pairs of Chinstrap penguins breed.
Entrance to Deception Island, with Pete's Pillar
A57A iceberg
Then we sighted the largest tabular iceberg floating in this part of Antarctica: A57a. This is the remnant of a larger iceberg that broke off Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2008. It’s approximately 11 miles long by five miles wide, and that’s just a rough calculation of only what is floating above the surface! We launched Zodiacs with intrepid guests that wanted to see this wall of ice up close, while our ship sailed parallel to the face of the iceberg, providing an excellent sense of scale for this icy giant.
Then we sighted the largest tabular iceberg floating in this part of Antarctica: A57a. This is the remnant of a larger iceberg that broke off Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2008. It’s approximately 11 miles long by five miles wide, and that’s just a rough calculation of only what is floating above the surface! We launched Zodiacs with intrepid guests that wanted to see this wall of ice up close, while our ship sailed parallel to the face of the iceberg, providing an excellent sense of scale for this icy giant.
Whale
The South Shetland Islands - Deception island, Snow island, Livingston island, Greenwich island, Robert island, Nelson Island, seen from Admiralty Bay entrance on King George island.
Admiralty Bay (King George island)
Polar Club Glacier
Arctowski Station Lighthouse
Adélie Penguin
Humpback Whale
Dragon Glacier
Krak Glacier
Goetel Glacier
Whalebones
Gentoo penguin
Goetel Glacier
Morro da Cruz (mountain) & Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Machu Picchu Base (on the very left)
Tank on Fortuna peninsula, near Arctowski Station. On the right Dufayel Island.
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