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Antarctic Journal
Stonington and Horseshoe Islands
Stonington Island was the furthest south and the site of more abandoned bases.
Horseshoe Island is home to seals, skua, and another hut.
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The abandoned British base at Stonington Island.
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Stonington Island.
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The glacier front - which used to touch the island.
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Jacket - check. Life vest - check. Ship card - check.
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Seal vertebra.
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The back door of the base.
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An example of the very varied geology.
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Seal teeth (used).
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Close up of some very clear ice.
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Diving bird of unknown species!
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Decaying tarpaulins at the American base on Stonington Island.
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Debris behind the American base.
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Sunlit 'bergs.
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Another amazingly shaped 'berg.
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Fabulous colours and shapes of ice.
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More blue Hurtigruten coats.
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Underneath the bow of the Fram.
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Norwegian flag on Fram.
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Richard and Bev. John's desperation to take this photo prompted me to lend him my spare camera!
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PolarCirkel boats approaching Horseshoe Island.
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Icebergs filling the entrance to Horseshoe Island.
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Horseshoe Island landing.
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Reflections in the sauna window!
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The Fram.
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More amazing ice!
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Veins of copper.
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Crate left behind. FIDS = Falkland Island Dependency Service.
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Mobile phone 1950s style?
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Some old meteorological readings.
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Relic from the farewell party?
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An ever-inventive solution.
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A post lunch snooze.
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The station's rowing boats.
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In need of some repair.
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Detail of the planking on the row boat.
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The hut on Horseshoe Island.
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Seal bones were scattered all across the beach.
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Seal vertebrae amongst the granite.
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Skua chasing off the hiking party.
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Sunlit icebergs on the horizon.
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The cunningly named Horseshoe Island.
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A layer of slate tucked in to the granite. One of many geological anomalies.
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Water or wind worn rock at the summit.
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One of the purest blue 'bergs we came across.
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