Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes
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By , on May 6th, 2013 4 comments   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Polar, Sea Ice, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

Love, love, love, love this video. Marine scientist Cassandra Brooks strapped a camera to the front of NSF’s icebreaker the Nathaniel B. Palmer as it sailed for two months through the ice-choked Ross Sea off Antartica. But unlike her, you don’t have to sit through two-months of ice smashing while fighting your shipmates for the . . . → Read More: Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes

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Cruise The Ice Pack With Russians
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By , on January 28th, 2011 One comment   Expeditions, Pictures and Movies   , , , ,  

You can watch the entire 54th Russian Antarctic Expedition led Captain Valery Viktorov on the “Akademik Fedorov” in just nine minutes. Probably will make you yearn for the sea.

Dispatches from Antarctica – First Month’s Progress
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By , on February 3rd, 2010 Leave a comment   Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Geology, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , ,  

David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea News . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – First Month’s Progress

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