Argentine Islands

Antarctica

This is a collection of photos from an expedition cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula with MV Polar Star- more photos will be added from time to time.

Our route:
Ushuaia- Drake passage- Argentine Islands -Vernadsky Station/Winter Island- Petermann Island- Lemaire Channel- Port Lockroy/Jougla Point - Neumayer Channel- Paradise Bay/Alvaro Cove- Neko Harbour - Danco Island- Cuverville Island-Deception…  (read more)

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21 Jan 2007

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Anvers Island

Sailing through Neumayer Channel, a 26km long and 2,4 km wide passage between Anvers and Wiencke Islands in the Palmer archipelago, Antarctic penisula. Fahrt durch den Neumayer-Kanal, einer 26km langen und 2,4 km breiten Meerenge zwischen den Inseln Anvers und Wiencke im Palmer Archipel (antarktische Halbinsel).

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21 Jan 2007

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Neumayer Channel

Neumayer Channel is a 26km long and 2,4km wide passage in Palmer archipelago, separating Anvers Island from Wiencke and Doumer Islands.

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22 Jan 2007

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Skua enjoying the view

On top of the hill at Neko Harbour not only the skua enjoyed the perfect Antarctic summer's day (see note)

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22 Jan 2007

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Neko Harbour

Neko Harbour is an inlet of Andvord Bay on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. It was first discovered by Adrien de Gerlache and named after the whaling boat "Neko".

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22 Jan 2007

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Antarctic heatwave

Gentoo at Neko Harbour on an Antarctic summer's day with temperatures of +6°C. We often saw them lying like that when resting and they also like sliding downhill on their bellies;-)

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22 Jan 2007

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Broken (PiP)

The Sunday Challenge (TSC)- Eggs: Skuas love penguin eggs and steal them wherever they can (see inset photo). From the archives- vignette and slight zoom effect added in Picasa.

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22 Jan 2007

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Neko Harbour

Neko Harbour is an inlet of Andvord Bay on the western coast of Graham Land. It was the only point where we set foot on Antarctic mainland, all the other landing places were on islands. Our expedition ship MS Polar Star can be seen anchored in the bay.

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22 Jan 2007

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Siesta

Gentoo chick sleeping on the rocks at Neko Harbour. The chicks have to chase after their parent to get food, a ruse to develop their muscles. After a while they need a rest;-) Found a hilarious video of a food chase: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ-3te2AagM

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22 Jan 2007

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Andvord Bay

Anvers Island and Mount Francais seen from Andvord Bay. The many small iceflows stem from the calving glaciers surrounding Neko Harbour
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