Topher's Tales - Antarctica 2001
DECEPTION ISLAND
Deception Island is an old whaling base, but it is also an active volcano, last erupting around 1970. As you sail into the caldera through Neptune's Bellows, towering basalt cliffs stick up on your right. At Pendulum Cove, we went swimming in the lava warmed seawater. We also took a long hike to Baily Head penguin rookery, where 1/2 million penguins make there home.
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Swimming in the sea in Volcano heated seawater
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The roller coaster that was a whaling building
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Whale oil tanks
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Europa's new sloop
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Caldera ridges
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Come sail WAY down under!
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Hike to Baily Head
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Baily Head
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Hi Bart
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Bottom of the world
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Group photo - The Hike
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Neptune's Bellows (entrance far left between rocks and mountain in backgroud)
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Latitude - South: 62 deg 59'
Longitude - West: 60 deg 30'