|
|
Mountains
|
|
Antarctica
Fact File index | What's
it like in Antarctica? page 1
page
2 | Fascinating
Facts | FAQ's
|
Threats |
|
Cold and survival: Humans | Hypothermia | Food | Food 2 | Clothing | Penguins |
|
Climate / Weather graphs: Comparisons | Australian Coastal | Deep South | Ozone hole |
|
Climate Change: Global Warming | GW Antarctica | Misconceptions | Carbon sinks | Carbon cycle | Prevention | Carbon Offsetting | Tree Planting |
| 1/ Sun breaking through clouds |
|
|
| 2/ A huge silence |
|
If the air is still then the silence too is equally huge, with nothing moving or making a sound in the whole of that vast wilderness. |
| 3/ Antarctic whitescape |
|
|
| 4/ Geography lesson |
|
|
| 5/ Sunset |
|
|
| 6/ Travel arrangements |
|
Heavy duty they are too, we had one that at some point in its life had been dropped through a hole in the sea ice, had ropes tied onto it by divers and then hauled up again to be dried cleaned and put back into service. Skidoos usually pull sledges in Antarctica for extra cargo and people. The man at the back is the "jockey" there to lean into the turn and so steer the sledge to avoid it tipping up. At very cold temperatures it was the most awful place to be. No windshield to hide behind, just stand straight upright and face the gale caused as the skidoo towed you forwards at great speed. I have memories of standing there being aware of little other than cold as my goggles steamed up and froze with me not being able to do anything about it. The world just passed by in an icy blur. |
| 7/ Homeward bound |
|
I recall a similar day when I was jockeying a sledge (see previous slide) and we were heading over sea-ice that was apparently firm in front of the skidoo, but was breaking up behind it unknown by the driver. I was on the sledge at the end of a 20 foot rope bouncing around on broken sea-ice thankful that we were travelling so fast and hoping beyond hope that the driver didn't want to stop for a chat. Luckily for us, he didn't get the urge until we were safely onto some much firmer ice. |
| 8/ Still moment |
|
|
|
HD DVD + DVD Combo Disc - 2007 |
| ||||||||