Antarctic Fox - Day 3: Lichen Shag Glacier
Antarctic Fox - Day 3: Lichen Shag Glacier
The log of Rachel and Kevin Fox's trip to the Antarctic Peninsula in the Summer of 2008-9
December 28 - Paradise Bay, the Antarctic Peninsula
Heading out from our excursion to the Gentoo colony at the burned-out Brown Base, we went on a tour of the nearby cliffs that host lichen, the only vegetation that manages to grow in the Antarctic climate, albeit very slowly. A half-inchs worth of lichen can represent decades of growth! The cliffside also housed a colony of blue-eyed shags.
Before returning to the ship, we also took a turn through the small bergs that had broken off from the nearby glacier, yielding some nice shots of the ship and scenery on the truly glassy bay.
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