The melting in cracks and crevasses and other PLACES...
Due to harsh conditions, extreme weather there is no permanent population on the continent.
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Due to harsh conditions, extreme weather there is no permanent population on the continent.
The Antarctic - Sound/Peninsula was formed by geologic uplift and the transformation of sea bed sediments into metamorphic rocks.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents.
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Due to harsh conditions, extreme weather there is no permanent population on the continent.
Traveling to Antarctica it's the coldest, windiest, and driest of Earth's continents. The lowest natural air temperature ever recorded on Earth was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) on the Antarctic - Sound/Peninsula.
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Over the second half of the 20th century, the Antarctic - Sound/Peninsula was the fastest-warming place on Earth, closely followed by West Antarctica, but temperatures rose less rapidly during the early 21st century.
Positioned asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle.
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
There is some evidence that surface warming in Antarctic - Sound/Peninsula is due to human greenhouse gas emissions, but it is difficult to determine due to internal variability.
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
The most dominant driver of the mode of variability is likely the depletion of ozone above the continent.
It's the fifth-largest continent, slightly less than 1.5 times the area of the United States.
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
(Is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded
Under the force of gravity, the ice flows towards the coast. The ice then moves into the ocean, often forming vast floating ice shelves. These shelves can melt or form icebergs that eventually disintegrate when they reach warmer ocean waters.
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The melting of the ice shelves does not contribute much to sea level rise.
When a certain threshold warming is reached, these regions may start melting at a significantly fast
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When a certain threshold warming is reached, these regions may start melting at a significantly fast
When a certain threshold warming is reached, these regions may start melting at a significantly fast
The animals include; whales, seals, leopard seals, fur seals, squid, icefis & bird species.
Antarctic sea life includes penguins, blue whales, orcas, colossal squids and fur seals.
The land ice is vulnerable to warming water, which has caused large ice shelves to collapse.
The loss of ice shelf "buttressing" has been identified as the major cause of ice loss.
Famous Lecturers entertainING us while aboard the cruise...
Charles H. Lagerbom worked in Antarctica in the 1990s with NSF-funded glacial geology research teams from University of Maine Quaternary Institute, now Climate Change Institute.
Charles has frequently written, lectured and made presentations on cruise/expedition ships, sailing vessels and ashore about the history, life, politics and science of Antarctica, Cape Horn and South Atlantic on our Antarctica Cruise.
Nigel Marven is a wildlife TV presenter, filmmaker, writer and conservationist chased by dinosaurs nigelmarven.com is a British wildlife TV presenter, naturalist, conservationist, author, and TV producer.
He is best known as presenter of the BBC miniseries Chased by Dinosaurs, its sequel, Sea Monsters, as well as the ITV miniseries Prehistoric Park. He is also known for his unorthodox, spontaneous, and daring style of presenting wildlife documentaries as well as for including factual knowledge in the proceedings.
Robin Frisch-Gleason is a geologist and has given over 100 lectures and presentations about Antarctica to audiences all over the U.S.
Robin Frisch-Gleason is a geologist and has given over 100 lectures and presentations about Antarctica to audiences all over the U.S.
She is a shipboard naturalist on cruises, a retired public-school teacher and geologist, having worked in Antarctica on 3 separate expeditions.
Glaciers and Floating Ice...
Icebergs are floating all around Antarctica.
Sea ice extent expands annually during the Antarctic winter, but most of it melts in the summer on the Antarctic - Sound/Peninsula.
They calve off from tidewater glaciers or ice shelves.
The warming trend for Antarctica from 1957 to 2006, based on the analysis of weather station and satellite data; dark tints over West Antarctica indicate that the region warmed most per decade.
Ships navigating in polar waters must be careful.
During the summer, more solar radiationreaches the surface at the South Pole than at the equator because of the 24 hours of sunlight received there each day.
Icebergs float in a stable position with their long axis parallel to the water surface.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
Sea ice contains icebergs, thin sea ice and thicker multi-year sea ice frozen sea water that has survived several summer melt seasons, getting thicker as more ice is added each winter.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
They can range in size from small chunks you could fit into a gin and tonic to huge floating behemoths that take decades to melt and that you can land a helicopter on. 90% of the mass of an iceberg is underwater, and only a small part of the iceberg is visible above the water level.
Icebergs in all shapes and sizes show off nature’s supreme artistry.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
Blue icebergs are formed from basal ice from a glacier. The compressed crystals have a blue tint.
Small chunks of ice less than 2 miles across are called ‘growlers’, medium-sized ones up to 5 m across are called ‘bergy bits’, and chunks of ice greater than 5 m across are called ‘icebergs’.
Maps of where we cruised...
FUN with FOOD!
Year of the Rabbit - will be good for the Rabbit natives.
“Ben Ming Nian” – their own zodiac year – in 2023.
“People born in the Rabbit year have to expect big changes health-wise, career-wise and relationship
Buffet
Food was always delicious!
Breakfast
A great menu!
REAL gelato and delicious!
Nice variety!
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Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole stretches toward South America. The animals include; whales, seals, leopard seals, fur seals, squid, & bird species, including penguins - that we visited on;.
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