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Antarctica : Longitude 180 to 91 West
80 degrees south, 135 degrees west (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: Path to the confluence.
Path to the confluence.
#2: Making radio contact is necessary before the plane can leave us.
Making radio contact is necessary before the plane can leave us.
#3: Pulling out the seismometer.
Pulling out the seismometer.
#4: Waiting for the ride home.
Waiting for the ride home.
#5: The confluence(ISDE) is located on a ridge of stable ice between ice streams D and E. It is 305 km from the field camp at Siple Dome.
The confluence(ISDE) is located on a ridge of stable ice between ice streams D and E. It is 305 km from the field camp at Siple Dome.