Patagonia & Antarctica 2011
Sunday: Deception Island
Our last day of Antarctica brought us back to the South Shetland Islands. Here we entered Deception Island, which is a volcano with it's central crater filled with sea water and a narrow entrance called "Neptune's Bellows" for ships to enter the protected crater/harbor. The volcano last erupted in 1972. We landed at Whalers Bay, which is an old whaling site that was abandoned in the late 1960s after a series of eruptions. We hiked to a low point on the rim called "Neptune's Window" for the view outside of the island.
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Deception Island
Whaler's Bay with Neptune's Window Ruins of the whaling station
Three views from Neptune's Window: out to sea, Whaler's Bay, and looking down the other side |
