Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Press Release from VSU

ttp://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2015/04/vsus-dr.-theresa-grove-joins-international-research-team-in-antarctica.php

Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica

This past Saturday was my first day off since arriving to Palmer Station.  We were lucky that it was a beautiful day, and we had the opportunity to take a zodiac to a neighboring island about 10 minutes away from Palmer.  This is a view of Palmer Station when we were coming back to the station as we made our way through the brash ice.
 We headed on the research vessel  LM Gould to Antarctic Peninsula, which is just south of South America.  It took us about 4 days to cross the Drake Passage (the water between South America and Antarctica.  Luckily for us the seas were relatively smooth during the crossing.
 Palmer Station is located on Anvers Island; you can see on the above image where Anvers Island is located just off the Antarctic Peninsula.
And, if you look even closer at Anvers Island, Palmer Station is located on the southern end of the island.