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Well, actually we never left Christchurch yesterday! Just before the departure, our flight was cancelled because of strong winds in Antarctica. BUT today we made it!!!
The aircraft landed on the McMurdo Ice Shelf and from there we get brought to McMurdo Station on Ivan the Terra Bus.
McMurdo Station
I'm Anne Jungblut from the Botany Department. Join me as I head to Antarctica to study cyanobacterial diversity in ice-covered lakes of the Dry Valleys and Ross Island where already scientists on Scott's and Shakleton's expeditions made many discoveries.
Michelle
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Getting ready for our next adventure in Antarctica: Lake Joyce
RichardF
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Cyanobacterial mats in the Labyrinth, Wright Valley, Antarctica
Gary Oberts
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Antarctica 2012 - Back to the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Anne D. Jungblut
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Antarctica 2012 - Back to the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Gary Oberts
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Antarctica 2012 - Back to the McMurdo Dry Valleys
