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Where Does the Snow End and the Clouds Begin?

Where Does the Snow End and the Clouds Begin?

Just a few of the peculiar cloud formations we witnessed over the Antarctic Peninsula.

Just a few of the peculiar cloud formations we witnessed over the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Feb, 2014

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Having departed South Georgia 4 days ago, enduring rough seas for much of the journey, land is finally in sight - a glowing sunset silhouettes Clarenc

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This cannon looks out over Blanco Bay on the route into Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

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$As I attempt to capture the refracted sun through the clouds of the moody Antarctic sky, these flakes of ice drift past, reminding me of cells under a$

If the engine were cut, we would have heard just the crackling of slowly melting ice in this ultimate of serene locations.

My friends climb a hill of pulverised volcanic rock inside the volcanically active Deception Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.

This near symmetrical melting would have occurred before the berg flipped over - something that we witnessed elsewhere in our Antarctic expedition.

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Tea Berries

The active volcano that formed the Deception Island caldera is slowly reclaiming the buildings that remain, with the help of the antarctic weather.

Stanley is known for its colourful tin-clad rooftops.

The famous Salisbury Plains, South Georgia - home to lots and lots of penguins.

Two whaling ships are beached far above the waterline at Grytviken.

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The Mountains of South Georgia

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