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XenoHumph Says: At McMurdo station, everybody stays in dormitories. Typically you share a room with 1 or 2 more people, boys and girls separate. There are various levels of...
leigh767 Says: Paradise Bay is actually officially known as Paradise Harbour but this little point of confusion often gets overshadowed by the fact that this, like Neko...
Souvenirs at McMurdo & Scott bases
XenoHumph Says: Both McMurdo and Scott bases have a souvenir shop. The photo shows you examples. Postcards, clothes (T-shirts, sweaters, caps, hats, gloves), magnets, mugs,...
XenoHumph Says: Everybody in McMurdo eats at the unique cafeteria. Three meals a day except Sunday when breakfast and lunch become one brunch. No alcohol except Saturday night...
XenoHumph Says: I suppose I should say a few words about meteorites given that I went to Antarctica to find some!So first, why do we need meteorites? The meteorites found by...
XenoHumph Says: Picture: Inside the tent in Antarctica showing propane heater used for heat & cooking, our 2 sleeping bags and the doorWe are 2 per tent and each of us have one...
The weather 2: katabatic winds.
XenoHumph Says: Picture: Katabatic winds at Miller Range camp Antarctica. By the way, it is the midnight sun you see in this picture, on 2011-2012 New Year's Eve! That's me in...
XenoHumph Says: Crevasses are a constant danger when you are on the ice, whether on a glacier or the polar cap. The ice is in constant movement, flowing down toward the sea...
XenoHumph Says: Another attraction around McMurdo and Scott bases are the Weddell seals. There are huge beasts (up to 500 kg or 1100 lb) that look like slugs on the Ross sea...
The happy camper: Eating in the field: cook yourself!
XenoHumph Says: When we camped in the middle of nowhere in Antarctica, we cooked ourselves. We brought tons of food, frozen meat and vegetable, cans, bread, everything you can...
XenoHumph Says: CTAM stands for Central Trans-Antarctic Mountain. It is a camping area that the Americans maintain during the summer in the middle of the Transantarctic...
A few essential items for Antarctica
XenoHumph Says: First, this tip is for people who travel with USAP, the United States Antarctic Program. In Christchurch (New Zealand), they give you a lot of ECW gear (Extreme...
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Antarctica, the Southernmost continent, is a land of extremes. Almost one and half times the size of Europe (or that of the USA), it is covered on 98% of its surface by km-thick ice. It harbors...
THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO MY PARENTS & SIS WHO HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE! ANTARCTICA was a dream. A dream I knew one day would turned into reality. Which day I had no idea. The idea was implemented......
I made a cruise onboard of an old, traditional 3-mast-sailingship in Nov/Dec 2008. Sailing in the antarctic is really a lot of fun ! Do it as long as the nature there is still unchanged by the natural...
One of my most spectacular trips has been to the White continent. Crossing the Drake passage from South America the barren and vast land of Antarctica was reached within two days. The combination of...
Antarctica! Because of the magic of mass communications and the internet, it's somewhat better known now than when I worked for a year with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions...
Antarctica, both filled and empty in the same view
If you love breathtaking vistas, crystal clear waters, snowy-white peaks, greened hills and rocky shores, Antarctica is a never-ending source of amazement. There is no shortage of jaw-dropping natural...
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