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BAS > News & media > Latest blogs > Marie byrd Land

Marie byrd Land

A snow covered mountain.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #11

12 February, 2016 Joanne Johnson

After our extended period of lie-up, I now have the slightly surreal pleasure of sitting at Rothera writing this, contemplating flying home tomorrow. We flew back from the field on …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #11

A large body of water.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #9

29 January, 2016 Iain Rudkin

January the twenty sixth. My pre-deployment brief suggested that I should currently be partaking of all the luxuries Rothera Research Station has to offer. Enjoying that period of self-satisfaction which …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #9

A man riding a snowboard down a snow covered slope.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #8

27 January, 2016 Joanne Johnson

Reflections from the ANiSEED team in Marie Byrd Land Field Guide Al Docherty recounts his most memorable day of the field season so far: “7am the alarm goes off. I look …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #8

A group of people riding skis on top of a snow covered slope.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #7

27 January, 2016 Joanne Johnson

Every person who works in Antarctica has a different experience and takes away different memories because our perception is shaped so much by our previous life experiences. The four of …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #7

A person riding a snowboard down a snow covered slope.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #6

11 January, 2016 Joanne Johnson

The challenges of glacier travel The ANiSEED project field area lies between two of the most rapidly changing glaciers in Antarctica, the Smith and Kohler Glaciers. These have thinned more …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #6

A group of clouds in the sky over a snow covered mountain.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #5

5 January, 2016 Joanne Johnson

Greetings from Marie Byrd Land! The waiting is over….we finally arrived at our field site on 11th December, after a 4 hour flight from Sky Blu one of BAS’s fuel …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #5

The Dash 7 flying over Ryder Bay before coming into land at Rothera Research Station.

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #4

12 December, 2015 Joanne Johnson

Geologist Jo Johnson waits patiently to go deep-field

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #4

The break up of Wilkins Ice Shelf

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #3

19 November, 2015 Joanne Johnson

Being a parent working in Antarctica

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #3

plane

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #2

12 November, 2015 Joanne Johnson

A long drive ahead….update from polar guides preparing for a geology project in remote Marie Byrd Land Whilst Steve Roberts and I are preparing to depart the UK for Rothera …

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #2

plane

ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #1

7 October, 2015 Joanne Johnson

Science team goes deep field to Marie Byrd Land

Read more on ANTARCTIC BLOG: Extreme Geology #1

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