62 degrees south - Antarctica 2012

Blog by Fred Wobus from the British Antarctic Survey vessel "James Clark Ross" on a research cruise in the Southern Ocean. Updated via satellite.

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Cape Pembroke

Wednesday, 25th April 2012 . The James Clark Ross is still moored up at FIPASS docks in Stanley, after returning from a mont...

Day 29 Arrival in the Falklands

Dolphins escort us back to the Falklands Tuesday, 24th April 2012 . This is the day 29 of our Southern Ocean cruise to the Weddell Sea, ...

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Day 29 Heading to the Falklands

Calmer weather Tuesday, 24th April 2012 . The Falkland Islands will come into view any minute now. We're heading to Stanley harbou...

Day 27 In heavy seas

Big swell breaks over the bow Multi-beam swath showing a seamount during an earlier part of the cruise Sunday, 22nd April 2012 . Aft...

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Day 25 Penguin River

Friday, 20th April 2012. Our ship returned to Cumberland Bay for a visit to King Edward Point (K.E.P.), the c...

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Day 23 Cumberland Bay

Cumberland Bay, South Georgia Wednesday, 18th April 2012 . While the weather was pretty spectacular yesterday in bringing to life the ic...

Day 22 Royal Bay

The JCR arrives in Royal Bay, South Georgia Glacier-watch on the monkey island Royal Bay glacier Royal Bay glacier King pe...

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Fred Wobus: I am a final year PhD student (physical oceanography) at the University of Plymouth, UK.

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