Patagonia & Antarctica 2011
Friday: Vernadsky Station, Iceberg Alley, Port Lockroy
Today was packed with activities. We reached our farthest point south today, Vernadsky Station at 65º15' south latitude (just a degree or so north of the Antarctic Circle). Vernadsky is a Russian station for scientific research. The hole in the ozone layer was reportedly discovered here. We had a tour of the station, and visited the southernmost bar in the world, which serves vodka made at the station. Nearby is Wordie House, kept up as an example of an early British scientific research station.
We had our first zodiac cruise through Iceberg Alley, an area with lots of large icebergs. In the evening, we visited Port Lockroy, a museum and gift shop run by the British. After visiting these, we did a zodiac cruise around an area filled with small ice from glaciers.
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Vernadsky Station and Wordie House
Wordie House, outside and inside
Vernadsky Station
Southernmost bar in the world |
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Iceberg Alley
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Port Lockroy Port Lockroy, outside and inside
Port Lockroy gift shop (they take credit cards), whale skeleton, glacier
video: zodiac cruising over ice
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