Spectacular Scenes from the

Harsh Continent

Sunny Antarctic scene Antarctic scene Antarctic scene Blowing snow and shapes
The sun over the sea ice
Antarctic pasture
A little to the right
Blowing snow

Blowing snow and sunlight Ice Runway Ice Cave Ice Cave
More blowing snow
View of the Ice Runway
Inside an ice cave
Looking up in an ice cave

McMurdo from Ob Hill Memorial atop Ob Hill
Sea ice from Scott Base Sea Ice
View of McMurdo atop
Observation Hill
The Memorial and Mount
Erebus on Observation Hill
The Road to Williams
Field from Scott Base
Sea ice formations from
Scott Base

Cape Evans Cape Evans Cape Evans Memorial Shackleton's Hut
Scott's Hut at Cape Evans
Panorama at Cape Evans
Memorial at Cape Evans
Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds

Ice Cave Mount Erebus The beach Speed limit
Inside an Ice Cave
Mount Erebus - smoking
volcano
The "beach" from the road
out to Willy Field
The speed limit on the
way to Willy

Heliport pressure ridges Mount Discovery Ice Cave
The heliport from
Observation Hill
Pressure ridges in
the ice
Mount Discovery
Inside an ice cave

Barnes glacier Barnes glacier Barnes glacier Ice sheet at Cape Evans
Barnes glacier...
...and again...
and again
The Ice Sheet at  Cape Evans

Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker
Icebreaker ship deck
Icebreaker breaking ice
into McMurdo
From the top of the
Icebreaker
Docking at
McMurdo Station

Watching the ice break Icebreaker Icebreaker dent Ice sheet
Watching the ice break

Icebreaker on its
way to McMurdo
Dent from the
Icebreaker
Walking on the Ross
Ice Shelf

Ice Runway Ice Runway Trekking across the ice Airfield at Willy
Ice Runway from
Observation Hill
Ice Runway from afar
Trekking across the
Ice Shelf toward Erebus
Airfield at Williams
Field

Wind-carved snow Free Willy McMurdo Station Directions to where?
Wind-carved snow

Williams Field welcome
sign
McMurdo sign at the
dock
This way to
the next attraction

Mountains from the C-141 Ice Cave Ice Cave Sea ice
Mountains seen from
the C-141 airplane
Inside an ice cave
Inside another one
Ice sheet formations

Scott Base Welcome sign Sun on the mountains Snow storm Ice Runway
Scott Base Welcome
Sign
Sun over the mountains
Snowstorm in MacTown
Ice Runway from atop
Observation Hill

Movies

Icebreaker cruise - moving out of port
movie - mpg
Icebreaker cruise - ice breaking along the ship's hull
movie - mpg


crew scenes buildings wildlife
snowschool vehicles launch recovery
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