Antarctica, 12/2004
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Scenes from Antarctica

Mt. Erebus, a 12,000 foot active volcano on the southern end of Ross Island, near McMurdo Station. The view is from Williams Field Skiway, the airfield in use during the trip.

Midnight (actually 1 am) looking out on the melting sea ice runway at McMurdo Station. This field, in use during the Antarctic spring, closed early this year due to premature melting.

A view from the window of a C-130, flying from McMurdo Station to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Antarctic mountains

Antarctic mountains

Antarctic mountains

Antarctic mountains

Antarctic mountains

Antarctic mountains

Midnight at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, over the ceremonial south pole. Due to the movement of the ice of about 10 m per year, the actual Pole in 2004 was about 20 meters away.

Drifted snow/ice, away from traffic, at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.