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McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Ross Sea

McMurdo Station on Ross Island Winter Season 2011 (february to october)
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  • "The Long Antarctic Night Sky." Time Lapse Video of scenes from sunset to sunrise (April 24 to August 19, 2011), McMurdo Station, Antarctica. **for personal viewing. not for distribution or any commercial use**

    "The Long Antarctic Night Sky." Time Lapse Video of scenes from sunset to sunrise (April 24 to August 19, 2011), McMurdo Station, Antarctica. **for personal viewing. not for distribution or any commercial use**

  • 2.14.11 Alighting on Pegasus Icefield. Just mythical. And the smoothest land I have ever experienced in all my travels. Could not tell that we landed until the reverse thrusters fired.

    2.14.11 Alighting on Pegasus Icefield. Just mythical. And the smoothest land I have ever experienced in all my travels. Could not tell that we landed until the reverse thrusters fired.

  • Interior of Scott's Discovery Hut. Well preserved secondary to the arid conditions.

    Interior of Scott's Discovery Hut. Well preserved secondary to the arid conditions.

  • 2.19.11 Just outside medical. Our lil mascot, I guesss. Work is 6 days a week, from 7:30 to 5:30. Staffed by a doc, a midlevel, and a PT during the winter. Three docs, a nurse and nurse manager, PT, midlevel, flight surgeon (and his team) during the summers. Had been really hectic prior to my coming down, but has since settled quite a bit as the patient population dwindles.

    2.19.11 Just outside medical. Our lil mascot, I guesss. Work is 6 days a week, from 7:30 to 5:30. Staffed by a doc, a midlevel, and a PT during the winter. Three docs, a nurse and nurse manager, PT, midlevel, flight surgeon (and his team) during the summers. Had been really hectic prior to my coming down, but has since settled quite a bit as the patient population dwindles.

  • 2.19.11 Seacicles. McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

    2.19.11 Seacicles. McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

  • Icicles and ice floes ashore formed by freezing tidal waters

    Icicles and ice floes ashore formed by freezing tidal waters

  • 2.20.11 Nathaniel B Palmer heading out toward sea.

    2.20.11 Nathaniel B Palmer heading out toward sea.

  • 2.20.11 Skulking Adelie. Sun morning. Sundays are our days off. Took the opportunity to look around the station, hike, and see a couple adelies molting by the new ice pier.

    2.20.11 Skulking Adelie. Sun morning. Sundays are our days off. Took the opportunity to look around the station, hike, and see a couple adelies molting by the new ice pier.

  • Break up of the sea ice on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf demarcated by Ross Island, Black Island, and Minna Bluff

    Break up of the sea ice on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf demarcated by Ross Island, Black Island, and Minna Bluff

    Taken 2011. During this season, the ice further retreated, threatening the road that led to the Pegasus Airfield, a permanent airstrip on the Ross Ice Shelf capable of landing a jet. The ice road had to be rerouted further in. Due to continued warming weather and retreat of the ice shelf, the Pegasus field was permanently closed as of Dec 2016. It had been operational since 1970s

  • Break up of the sea ice on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf demarcated by Ross Island, Black Island, and Minna Bluff

    Break up of the sea ice on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf demarcated by Ross Island, Black Island, and Minna Bluff

    Taken 2011. During this season, the ice further retreated, threatening the road that led to the Pegasus Airfield, a permanent airstrip on the Ross Ice Shelf capable of landing a jet. The ice road had to be rerouted further in. Due to continued warming weather and retreat of the ice shelf, the Pegasus field was permanently closed as of Dec 2016. It had been operational since 1970s

  • Scott Base (NZ)

    Scott Base (NZ)

  • Molting Emperor Penguin

    Molting Emperor Penguin

  • 2.22.11 Condition 2 weather. Ropes put up in place between critical buildings in preparation for Condition 1 weather, which means a lockdown of the premises until the condition passes. Main danger is wind, at times blowing 100mph and making metal objects airborne if unsecured, hence no travel outside buidings unless accompanied by Search and Rescue for emergency situations only. The ropes are there for guidance in case visibility becomes severely impaired. This rope is from Building 155 Aka Highway 1 to the clinic.

    2.22.11 Condition 2 weather. Ropes put up in place between critical buildings in preparation for Condition 1 weather, which means a lockdown of the premises until the condition passes. Main danger is wind, at times blowing 100mph and making metal objects airborne if unsecured, hence no travel outside buidings unless accompanied by Search and Rescue for emergency situations only. The ropes are there for guidance in case visibility becomes severely impaired. This rope is from Building 155 Aka Highway 1 to the clinic.

  • Salt water intake area.

    Salt water intake area.

  • Breakup of the seasonal sea ice in McMurdo Sound

    Breakup of the seasonal sea ice in McMurdo Sound

  • Breakup of the seasonal sea ice in McMurdo Sound

    Breakup of the seasonal sea ice in McMurdo Sound

  • Adelie Penguins

    Adelie Penguins

  • Bunch of molting Adelie penguins near Hut Point

    Bunch of molting Adelie penguins near Hut Point

  • Scott's Discovery Hut, McMurdo, and Observation Hill separated by Winter Quarters Bay

    Scott's Discovery Hut, McMurdo, and Observation Hill separated by Winter Quarters Bay

  • Penguin tracks.

    Penguin tracks.

  • McMurdo Station. The old ice pier in the foreground.

    McMurdo Station. The old ice pier in the foreground.

  • Flapping

    Flapping

  • 2.26.11 Icy banks. The weather, wind/storms have been wreaking havoc on the ice. The eroding ice shelf poses a real danger to the road to the ice airfield, and might also pose a remote danger to the icefield itself.

    2.26.11 Icy banks. The weather, wind/storms have been wreaking havoc on the ice. The eroding ice shelf poses a real danger to the road to the ice airfield, and might also pose a remote danger to the icefield itself.

  • 2.28.11 The clinic is also equipped with a decompression chamber for diving accidents/bends. It is usually operational during the summer, but not during the winter, as there is no underwater studies typically during this season.

    2.28.11 The clinic is also equipped with a decompression chamber for diving accidents/bends. It is usually operational during the summer, but not during the winter, as there is no underwater studies typically during this season.

  • 3.1.11 The Historic Coffee House. One of the oldest buildings on station, and one of the classiest. Great Quonset hut with aged wood and historic artifacts.

    3.1.11 The Historic Coffee House. One of the oldest buildings on station, and one of the classiest. Great Quonset hut with aged wood and historic artifacts.

  • 3.1.11 The theatre attached to the Coffee House. Two Quonset huts put together in a T connected by a vestibule. Movie nights, acoustic jams, etc... are often held here weekly.

    3.1.11 The theatre attached to the Coffee House. Two Quonset huts put together in a T connected by a vestibule. Movie nights, acoustic jams, etc... are often held here weekly.

  • 3.2.11 The sojourning Adelies touring McMurdo Station

    3.2.11 The sojourning Adelies touring McMurdo Station

  • 3.4.11 Went down to the beach at Hut Point with a couple folks from the firehouse. THe landscape continues to change daily, with the ice beach featuring new additions or creations by the sea. McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

    3.4.11 Went down to the beach at Hut Point with a couple folks from the firehouse. THe landscape continues to change daily, with the ice beach featuring new additions or creations by the sea. McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

  • 3.4.11 Squabbling neighbors.

    3.4.11 Squabbling neighbors.

  • 3.4.11. Adelies at White Dome

    3.4.11. Adelies at White Dome

  • 3.6.11. Emperor Penguins in the open water around Scott Base.

    3.6.11. Emperor Penguins in the open water around Scott Base.

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    "The Long Antarctic Night Sky." Time Lapse Video of scenes from sunset to sunrise (April 24 to August 19, 2011), McMurdo Station, Antarctica. **for personal viewing. not for distribution or any commercial use**
    2.14.11 Alighting on Pegasus Icefield. Just mythical. And the smoothest land I have ever experienced in all my travels. Could not tell that we landed until the reverse thrusters fired.