pressure ridges/Scott Base NZ

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Ice Ice and more *&^%$ Ice! But in this case its wierd and wild, a Dr. Seuss-esqe view of the polar world, a penguins' sweet dreams or maybe just a polar acid trip? These are Pressure Ridges, caused by tidal forces under the thick sea-ice pushing the ice against the shoals or shoreline. They change regularly, are unstable, and therefore we have to follow the flagged route through after they have been surveyed, thanks to the staff at Scott Base! (These ridges are located adjacent to Scott Base, our New Zealand neighbors down the road.)

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Photos

scott base/new zealand section
the pressure ridges are the line of broken ice beyond the buildings, under all that flat ice is ocean nad permanent ice, up to 300 feet thick.

ridge walk
walking the ridge line with Mt Erebus, an active 13,000ft volcano in the distance.

ice waves
only a surfer knows the feeling...

press. ridges walk
you dont want to fall through here!

weddell seal
the laid back cow sized Weddell, doing what they do best....

just weird
here today, gone tommorro, weird tidal driven formations.

icewave
about 15 ft high

Mt Erebus, lenticular clouds
13, 000 ft volcano, Mt Erebus

more ridges
just cool and strange icescapes

angry ice
you can see lots of personalities in the ice if you look hard...

???
ice makes you you crazy sometimes -or just happy to be in such a weird and amazing place!! I will go with the latter...