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  2. Blue iceberg - Wikipedia

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    Blue iceberg observed by tourists along the coast of Alaska, 2010. A blue iceberg is visible after the ice from above the water melts, causing the smooth portion of ice from below the water to overturn. [1] [2] The rare blue ice is formed from the compression of pure snow, which then develops into glacial ice. [3] [4]

  3. Gerlache Strait - Wikipedia

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    On the expedition in the Gerlache Strait, biologist Emil Racoviță made several discoveries, including a flightless midge fly that was later formally named Belgica antarctica by the Belgian entomologist Jean-Charles Jacobs. [1] The Gerlache Strait has spiky blue icebergs, and is widely considered a great spot for whale-watching.

  4. Union Glacier Camp - Wikipedia

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    The camp is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), a company that provides expedition support and tours to the interior of Antarctica. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The camp is situated near Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC a rare, naturally occurring, blue ice runway [ 5 ] that allows wheeled jet cargo aircraft to land.

  5. Blue-ice area - Wikipedia

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    A blue-ice area in the Miller Range with a meteorite. A blue-ice area is an ice-covered area of Antarctica where wind-driven snow transport and sublimation result in net mass loss from the ice surface in the absence of melting, forming a blue surface that contrasts with the more common white Antarctic surface.

  6. List of recorded icebergs by area - Wikipedia

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    The split of the A38-B iceberg is recorded in this series of images. The iceberg was originally part of the massive A-38 iceberg, which broke from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica [3] B-15A: 6,400 2002 Northern edge of Iceberg B-15A in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, 29 January 2002: A-68: 5,800 175 50 2017 Calving crack in the Larsen C ice shelf [2 ...

  7. Lars-Eric Lindblad - Wikipedia

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    Lars-Eric Lindblad (January 23, 1927 – July 8, 1994) was a Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer, who pioneered tourism to many remote and exotic parts of the world. . He led the first tourist expedition to Antarctica in 1966 [1] in a chartered Argentine navy ship, and for many years operated his own vessel, the MS Lindblad Explorer, in the regi

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