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    Window to another world. The size, scale and story of Antarctica, is indeed overwhelming and humbling. As we bid adieu to our winged friends and other mammals, I realized that we were leaving a really pristine place behind – one that we should ensure to preserve. May the photos speak a thousand words and narrate the memories firmly etched. by: ram Views[537] Soar like a gull! They probably have the best seats in the arena, a hundred feet in the air overseeing the vast expanse of blue and white and shades in between. I was reminded of a quote from Jonathan Livingstone Seagull (by Richard Bach), which said, “For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.” Something we as travelers could relate to! by: ram Views[568] ‘Careful boys! Get a grip! We’re on thin ice here!’ The youthful Gentoo penguins were excited to see us as well, smelling good, after their morning bath. The scaled orange feet with blood flowing in them kept them warm, while the claws at the end provided them with good grip for the ice and snow. by: ram Views[679] ‘Humans Ahoy!’ said one Imperial shag to another. I was as excited to see the conversing cormorants, and looking forward to meeting the rest of this amazing ecosystem. by: ram Views[542]
     
    The chinstrap penguin is one of the different species of penguin which is found the South Shetlands. Among all the local fauna, it was he who was more curious about my camera, approaching at a distance that I hardly could ever have imagined. by: carluscp Views[718] Religion is something inherent in human being and that accompanies him wherever he go. An example of this is the Orthodox Trinity Church, located on King George Island. Small but beautiful, immovable even in this remote part of the world. by: carluscp Views[756] Ice can be beautiful but also a barrier to navigation. A Russian scientist is forced to break a layer of ice that has formed in a short time to get out to the boat to check the status of a test he will have to study later. by: carluscp Views[655] Cohabitation is basic to human survival in Antarctica. Scientists from different countries studying the frozen continent must join forces to carry out their researches. In the picture, Russian scientists newcomers to King George Island collaborate with Chilean colleagues to download the necessary material for their job from a nearby vessel. by: carluscp Views[900] The retreating summer snow reveals unexpected details in a shallow cove off Wilhelmina Bay. Over time the decaying remains of human presence become inseparable from the landscape. by: glenndixon Views[611]
     
    As you float through this abstract world, you begin to see familiar things staring back at you in the grand ice sculptures. The “Iceberg Graveyard” along the Pleneau Peninsula would surely have tormented those who were stranded here with bittersweet visions of home. by: glenndixon Views[575] This monument on Petermann Island is a tribute to three scientists who were swept out to sea on an ice flow in 1982 after seeking refuge in a nearby hut. Each of the men had two doses of morphine in their individual supply kits. “The cruel thing is, it requires three doses per man to do the job.” - Robert K Headland, Expedition Historian. by: glenndixon Views[812] A refuge hut lies dormant on Petermann Island along the Antarctic Peninsula. This seemingly unremarkable building would surely be the brightest beacon of hope for displaced and desperate explorers. by: glenndixon Views[735] Scott's Hut from 1911 still stands 100 years later. by: dirtroadstories Views[382]  

     

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