In another episode of Palmer Station: Never A Dull Moment, we have attack of the iceberg!
Yesterday afternoon, this thing was so far away I could barely see it. By "night" it was already headed into station, pushed along by strong winds creating surges. The 3 pictures here show it's progression within the span of one hour this morning. It's creeping up alarmingly upon us in hopes we won't notice! *initiate Jaws music....*
Normally they say about 75-90% of the total mass of an iceberg is below the water. If that is the case, this guy has a lot of mass below water, but it still moving through relatively shallow water in front of our station. Maybe it's base is wide rather than deep? Who knows, but it's probably going to get stuck in our harbor and then we will have a vigilant companion to our station, drawing playful penguins and keen photographers alike.
Hey Mrina :)
ReplyDeleteSounds very exciting! It seems that you've been busy. I'm not surprised ;)
I don't know if you check this place any more (last post was this one, more than a year ago).
If you want to get in touch again you can reach me at antrak@hotmail.se. I'd love to hear how you are nowadays. I hope everything is great. You look great by the way ;)
Chris, the Swede