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This helicopter view shows the edge of AMIGOSberg. Notice the blue markings along the edge; these are yearly refreezing lines. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team camped out in these tents on Iceberg A22a. PhotoCredit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
A view from a helicopter shows the jagged edge of AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This view shows the edge of an iceberg, with the ocean in the background. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From a helicopter, the edge of AMIGOSberg is visible. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Winds sweep over the edge of AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From a helicopter, the edge of AMIGOSberg is visible, including the refreezing lines. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Ted Scambos stands at the edge of AMIGOSberg. In the background, the shape of AMIGOSberg sloping downhill from right to left, an example of iceberg flexing. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows an iceberg breaking apart. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Chip, the test iceberg used to try out equipment during IceTrek.Credit: NSIDC courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Ronald Ross (left) and Pedro Skvarca (right) dragsthe sled across Chip, the test iceberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Tents and equipment hunker down to weather the elements on AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek crew gathers for a photo on Chip, the test iceberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The crew drags the sled on Chip, the test iceberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Crane Glacier, located along the Antarctic Coast. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Drygalski Glacier on the Antarctic Coast. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Chip, the test iceberg used to try out equipment during IceTrek. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
A discontinuous glacier breaks apart due to airfall near Sjogren Glacier. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
An iceberg near Chip, the test berg, was fractured with cracks. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This iceberg is shown for its fracturing surface features. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
An in-flight photo of Hektoria Glacier, shows a pattern of shifting in the foreground. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows James Ross Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This helicopter view shows the Irizar, surrounded by the Antarctic waters. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Jorum Glacier, located along the Antarctic Coast. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows the edge of the Larsen B Ice Shelf. PhotoCredit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows the edge of the Larsen B Ice Shelf. The surface is melted, and ice flows off the edge like a waterfall. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows James Ross Island (foreground) and the Antarctic coastline, including Victory Glacier (background). Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
An in-flight view shows the surface of an iceberg and the melt ponds atop it. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Melville Glacier and Mapple Glacier. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Icebergs and sea ice melt during the southern hemisphere summer. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Sea ice and icebergs combine to form patterns. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Icebergs melt during the southern hemisphere summer. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Iceberg A22a floats near Antarctica. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Rob Bauer (left) and Ronald Ross (right), were ready to come home at the end of the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Small icebergs are common to see floating near AntarcticaPhoto Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team drove up from Rio Gallegos to Parque Nacional los Glaciares. This is one in a series of photos from Parque Nacional los Glaciares. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Iceberg A22a rises like a cliff from the sea. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Iceberg A22a looks smooth and inviting from above. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Polaris Glacier, bordering Pyke Glacier. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Punchbowl Glacier is located along the Antarctic Coast. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This bump at the edge of AMIGOSberg is known as a push mound or a bumper mark. This phenomenon occurs when icebergs bump into other icebergs or land. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Pyke Glacier borders Edgeworth Glacier. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Rohss Glacier, located on James Ross Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team walksalong the coast of Seymour Island, taking in the view that Marambio Base has to offer. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Pyke Glacier borders Polaris Glacier in Antarctica. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Vegaberg (foreground), Vega Island (midground), and the Trinity Peninsula (background). Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This photo shows Trinity Peninsula, near Sjogren Glacier. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Sjogren Glacier, with Trinity Peninsula in the background. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Vegaberg with Vega Island in the background. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Vegaberg (foreground), Vega Island (midground), and the Antarctic coastline (background). Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo shows Vega Island (foreground), James Ross Island (midground), and the Antarctic coast (background). Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Vega Island (foreground) and Trinity Peninsula (background). Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Vega Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Vega Island, particularly its coastline. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This photo was taken by the weather station tower camera atop Iceberg A22a, and transmitted back to researchers. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Victory Glacier, near James Ross Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This weather station was deployed by the IceTrek team on Iceberg A22a. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Warmer water washes against the iceberg and causes benches to form. The benches push the iceberg edges upwards; here, a bench floats above the water line and forces ice that used to be underwater into view. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The camera looks upward of the weather station on Iceberg A22a. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The weather station tower for iceberg A22a lies on the floor in its unassembled form. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek crew takes a test run at assembling the A22a Iceberg weather station tower. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
An abandoned boat sits on the shore along the waterside of Chile. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Dia de la Antartida de Argentina, or Argentine Antarctic Day, commemorates the day that Argentina purchased Orcadas Base from William Bruce in 1902. The personnel of Marambio Station raise the Argentine flag in commemoration of this day. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Rob Bauer (left) & Ted Scambos (right) take a knee to remember their hike to the edge of AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Marambio personnel raise the Argentine flag in honor of the day they began operation of Orcadas Base, in a presentation of the colors. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
While waiting for the weather to clear up to allow the Irizar to reach Marambio Station, the IceTrek crew set up camp near Marambio on Seymour Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From left to right: Ronald Ross, Pedro Skvarca, John Evans, Ted Scambos, and Rob Bauer. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From Left: Juan Carlos, Hernan, Rob Bauer, Ronald Ross, Ted Scambos, Jonathan Thom; below: Pedro Skvarca.The IceTrek Crew at Marambio Station. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This view of Chile's shoreline was photographed during the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The compacted version of the IceTrek weather tower waits for deployment in a Chilean warehouse. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The equipment needed for the IceTrek expedition was primarily deployed upon AMIGOSberg and Iceberg A22a. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This Chilean house is located between Puenta Arenas and Rio Gallegos. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Esperanza Base in Antarctica is surrounded by mountains. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From Left: Jonathan Thom, Ted Scambos, Ronald Ross, and John Evans (facing away from the camera) discuss the particulars of the equipment to be brought on the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From Left: Ted Scambos and Thomas Nylen testthe GPS equipment prior to the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The helicopter drops off the IceTrek team on Tempanito Iceberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek crew took several readings with the GPS system on Seymour Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This small herd of Guanaco, a species similar to the llama, was photographed in Chile. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The edge of Seymour Island glows in the evening light. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team unloadsthe equipment from the helicopter onto AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The Irizar is an ice breaker in the Argentine fleet. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The Irizar sails through the Antarctic waters, with Iceberg A22a in the background. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team and the crew of the Irizar wave from the deck. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
John Evans of Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC), stands along the roadside fencing en route to Rio Gallegos. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The Irizar lies docked in the port of Ushuaia, ready to set out once more. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This close-up image shows the Lidar beam in action atop the Stratospheric Ozone Lidar of Argentina building. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Lindenberg Island lies near Roberston Island off the coast of Trinity Peninsula. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Lindenberg Island lies near the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The Nd-YAG laser sits atop the Stratospheric Ozone Lidar of Argentina building. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The crew sets up the weather tripod (the smaller of the two weather stations) outside Marambio Station to run some final tests before they deploy it on AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The Megallanic Penguin gives the IceTrek team a profile shot for their scrapbooks. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The flags of Marambio Base fly high and proud on a clear-weathered day. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This walkway leads from the landing pad to the station. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Matienzo Base is situated on the protruding tip of the Antarctic Coast. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The sign at Marambio Station shows where certain cities and stations are located relative to Marambio. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek crew headshome. This photo was taken near Orcadas. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Perito Moreno Glacier is stable in its retreating pattern, bifurcating the far side of the Argentine Lake. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The sky sparkles over the ocean near Antarctica. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight view shows Pequod Glacier along the Antarctic Coast. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team drove up from Rio Gallegos to Parque Nacional los Glaciares. This is one in a series of photos from Parque Nacional los Glaciares.From Left: Ronald Ross, Jonathan Thom, Rob Bauer, Ted Scambos. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team drove up from Rio Gallegos to Parque Nacional los Glaciares. This is one in a series of photos from Parque Nacional los Glaciares.Pictured: Ronald RossPhoto Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This photo shows glacial retreat on the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Even the roadside is beautiful along the way to Parque Nacional los Glaciares. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Antarctic waters sparkle from Marambio Base on Seymour Island. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC (View photo detail.)
On the road to Parque Nacional los Glaciares, the team heads to El Calafate. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, is almost completely covered in snow. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Along the way to Perito Moreno Glacier from Rio Gallegos in Argentina, the team stops to catch the sunrise on the roadside. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This shot overlooksthe edge of Seymour Island from Marambio Station. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The iceberg Tempanito, also called Chip, was the focus of the iceberg test run of the weather equipment. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From Left: Jonathan Thom, Rob Bauer, Ronald Ross, and Ted Scambos show off their survival gear for the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This in-flight photo looks across from Vega Island to the Trinity Peninsula and northern end of the Detroit Plateau. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
From Left (Clockwise): Ted Scambos, Pedro Skvarca, Jonathan Thom, and Ronald Ross discuss the specs of the weather station tripod to be deployed on AMIGOSberg. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Ted Scambos tests out some of the camping gear for the IceTrek expedition. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Puenta Arenas, Chile (pictured here in panorama), is a common launch point for Antarctic expeditions. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This Twin Otter plane transported the IceTrek team to various sites along the Antarctica Peninsula during the IceTrek expedition. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Along the trip between Puenta Arenas and Rio Gallegos, the sun rises over the roadside. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
Mountains loom over a weather station in Ushuaia. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
The IceTrek team arrive at to the waterfront of Ushuaia. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
This dock leads up to Ushuaia. IceTrek Web site (View photo detail.)
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