Snapshots from Antarcticathe journey heritage ice and snow Mount Erebus scenic vistas fellow travellers life saver wildlife albatross penguins petrel and skua seals whales

The wilderness of Antarctica offers spectacular scenic vistas, from ice tongues on the ocean to ice walls, frozen lakes, snow-clad peaks and volcanoes. From colours and shadows cast by the movement of the sun, the towering walls of snow and ice, and extensive fast-ice extending across the ocean

Fast-ice, also known as shore-fast ice, is ice that is anchored to a landmass, or similar that fixes it in place, instead of floating free like drift ice. Fast-ice in the Antarctic is the sea ice that has frozen along coastlines, shoals or shallow parts of the continental shelf. Often the fast-ice covers an extensive iced region, that protrudes significantly from land.

Fast ice, Antarctica © Jennifer Cooke
Fast ice, Antarctica © Jennifer Cooke

There is plenty of opportunities for some magnificent photography, even for the amateur. So make sure you bring your camera to capture those memories of a lifetime.

Midnight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica © Tony Mitchell (courtesy of Jennifer Cooke)
Midnight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica © Tony Mitchell (courtesy of Jennifer Cooke)
Icebergs, Antarctica © Steve Wall (Jennifer Cooke)
Icebergs, Antarctica © Steve Wall (Jennifer Cooke)
Antarctica © Jennifer Cooke
Snow clad peaks, Antarctica © Jennifer Cooke
Antarctica Dry Valleys © Jennifer Cooke
Ice walls, Antarctica Dry Valleys © Jennifer Cooke

Footnote & References

  1. Antarctic Travel Photographs © Jennifer Cooke (and fellow travellers)
  2. Additional Antarctic Travel Photographs © to fellow travellers (courtesy of Jennifer Cooke)

Snapshots from Antarcticathe journey heritage ice and snow Mount Erebus scenic vistas fellow travellers life saver wildlife albatross penguins petrel and skua seals whales

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