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King George Island is one of the most occupied places in Antarctica, hosting several scientific bases of many nations. I was supposed to visit the Brazilian base there, but the sea was quite rough...
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The Antarctica Peninsula is known by many as the “tropical Antarctica”. This is because during summer time the temperatures go above zero Celsius quite often. Life is more abundant in this area...
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When you navigate between South Africa and Antarctica you are facing some of the toughest seas in the world.
These are the furious 40’s and roaring 50’s – in latitude! In the...
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If you never understood why penguins normally get themselves aligned along icebergs, sort of waiting to see who will be the first to jump into the water – that has to do with seals, their...
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When you go across the South Atlantic and see nothing but water for 2 weeks – any sign of life is understood almost as a miracle in such remote and harsh conditions. This is also true for...
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The Antarctica Peninsula stays at similar latitudes areas of Sweden and Norway. If you consider that there are populations in these Scandinavian countries up into further north, you may understand...
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Antarctica is pristine in many ways. There is no electromagnetic noise as in cities, it has no traces of mercury or krypton, it is quite aseismic in ways, etc., etc.
Therefore as the...
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As the base stays bellow the surface, the air is collected at these outside “breathers”, distributed strategically above the hundred meters long corridors. They give even more a look of...
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After building an igloo staying outside is not an option for many hours, so you better go inside the base. This is called Neumayer, after the German polar explorer of last century, and stays 5...
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Antarctica inspires painters, composers, writers, ballet choreographers – you name it. It is not just about science or tourists - even if in reduced numbers. It is also about the artistic...
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As you know humans cannot survive for long terms alone in Antarctica – so on the contrary to the Arctic, there are no Inuit or other Eskimo here to teach us how to make an igloo.
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Among the most fascinating things about Antarctica are the long nights and long days. My expedition happened during the months of January and February and my furthest point south was 72 degrees, so...
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Seals are hard to spot, since they get scared and run away when Polarstern approches. In the Weddell Sea photo uploaded before, you can see 2 of them at far, on the left upper corner. Normally the...
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