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What the well-dressed scientist wears at South Pole Station. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Passing over coastal Antarctic mountains on the way to McMurdo Sound Station. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Passing over coastal Antarctic mountains on the way to McMurdo Sound Station. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Setting foot on Antarctic soil ( maybe ice would be a better term.) |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Antarctic headquarters of the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Sound |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A view of the facilities at McMurdo Sound Station |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Active volcano Mount Erebus overlooks McMurdo Station |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Mount Erebus sheathed in a white mantle - the incongruity of fire and ice |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Mount Erebus blowing off a little steam |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A view near McMurdo Station |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A view near McMurdo Station |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Cross erected on Observation Hill, a 600-foot cinder cone. A memorial to the Scott Expedition. Inscription reads: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Castle Rock looms out of the fog. Thiocal tracked vehicle on the right. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Entrance to an ice cave at Erebus Glacier tongue |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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The entrance to the ice cave at Erebus Glacier tongue |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Ice crystals and icicles at the entrance to the cave at Erebus Glacier tongue |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Blue ice on the inside - red coats on the outside at Erebus Glacier tongue |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Ice spelunker in cave passageway at Erebus Glacier tongue |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Ice stalactites and columnar appearing sides within the cave at Erebus Glacier tongue. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Weddell Seals hauled out on the ice getting ready to give birth. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Scientists conducting studies of Weddell seals Hood placed over head causes seal to cause seal to not move. Scientists then tag seal's rear fins. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Memorial to Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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The Scott shelter at Cape Evans - He departed from this shelter on his fatal trip to the South Pole. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Boxes of Colman flour preserved since 1911 at Scott shelter at Cape Evans |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Weddell seals hauled out on the ice giving birth |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A mother Weddell seal and her pup |
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Ahhhh! What a cute baby! Weddell seal pup. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Complete trust - a baby Weddell seal |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Baby seal taking time out from suckling to pose for photographer. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Boy! That milk was good. Think I'll take a nap. Note bloody umbilical cord area. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Shoreline near Cape Evans. 77 38 S Latitude 166 24 E Longitude. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Ice crystals forming |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Antarctica Route 1 - there's never a rush hour. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Preparing a shelter in the snow during survival training. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Sculpting ice for the entrance to an impromptu shelter in the ice |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Looking out the entrance of the snow and ice shelter during survival training. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Coming into the ice shelter during survival training. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Taking a little snooze in a well-designed and constructed ice shelter. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Social life under the ice during survival training exercise. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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The completed shelter from the outside. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A little dog sled training was given during survival training. |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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The New Zealanders maintained a dog sled team at the time of this photo. Dogs came from a Greenland lineage now bred at Scott Base. Dogs are no longer permitted in Antarctica. |
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What beautiful dogs! |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Scott Base is maintained by New Zealand. Mileage sign for those interested in going home. |
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An ice cave with a freeze-dried mummified bird |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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Stalactites and masses of ice crystals |
Antarctica November 1978 |
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A mass of ice crystals at the end of the cave |
Antarctica November 1978 |