| | Map of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica |
| | | RevNeal out on the forward bow, braving the elements. |
| | | Mary Ellen, all bundled up to face the wind and the cold. |
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| | The Rotterdam sales into Admiralty Bay. |
| | | Here the waters and the winds are calm. |
| | | Most of the shore is covered with ice and snow, but some parts of clear. |
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| | | We round a corner as we cruise through the bay. |
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| | | The rock formations are amazing |
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| | | Passengers, bundled up, brave the cold to view the scenery |
| | | Adele (longtimecruiser) and Mary Ellen enjoy the day. |
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| | Admiralty Bay is actually part of a collapsed volcano. |
| | | The ancient, cold caldera, still shows signs of its nature. The cone can be see |
| | | with rock formations in the middle being the now dead plug, closing off the vent |
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| | | | The first signs of the several scientific bases. Looks like a weather station. |
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| | This is the Brazilian base. |
| | | | It's a big operation. I bet they think its REALLY cold! |
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| | | People pack the Verandah Deck forward observation railing. |
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| | The US University base called, with irony, "Copacabana." |
| | | | A small group of cabins; they're not occupied year-around. |
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| | What a lovely view they have! |
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| | The polish research station, called "Arctowski" |
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