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Photos p. 5
Here are some photos around our sea ice camp, the Penguin Ranch. Our camp
is located about fifteen miles from McMurdo Station. We are able to produce the
electricity that we need by using solar panels and a small wind generator. As a
back up, we have a gasoline-powered generator.
We cook on small propane, camping stoves and sleep in a Jamesway, which is a
type of insulated tent. All of our huts are heated by Preways. We use an Opti-phone
to call McMurdo and can even access the Internet from the sea ice, although the
connection is very slow.
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see a larger version of it. To return to this page after viewing the larger
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Penguin transport. (K.Ponganis)
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Bringing a penguin to the ranch. (K.Ponganis)
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Penguins love snow walls. They climb on them and eat the blocks of snow. We have to replace it daily. (K.Ponganis)
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This is the corral for the birds. The large disks are "corks" for the diving holes. (K.Ponganis)
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King of the hill. (K.Ponganis)
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This Weddell seal also likes our dive hole.(K.Sato)
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Another shot of our group inside the cook hut. (K.Sato)
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This is the interior of our cooking hut. You can see the Pre-way in the corner behind us. (K.Ponganis)
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This is our camp during a "Herbie or Hurricane-force blizzard. During this particular storm, the winds gusted up to 64 mph.(K.Ponganis)
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A snow blower comes in very handy after a storm. (K.Ponganis)
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We use solar panels to generate our
electricity. (K.Ponganis)
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Here are some of the buildings that make up our sea ice camp. (K.Ponganis)
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This is the Jamesway, a insulated tent, that we sleep in. (K.Ponganis)
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We drill the ice to check its thickness. We don't want to drive a vehicle over ice that is too thin to support the vehicle's weight. (P.Ponganis)
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This is a Pisten Bully, which allows us to travel on the sea ice. It is able to cross cracked ice because of its large track. (K.Ponganis)
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