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Antarctica Expedition Cruise
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February 2018 |
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Worldwide Quest and OneOcean aboard the Sergey Vavilov |
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VIDEO: Black-browed Albatross in the Drake passage on 12 February
2018.
Black-browed Albatross was the second commonest (51) albatross on
our voyage. The Drake Passage is a great place to see them. |
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VIDEO: Crossing the Drake Passage from the bow |
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Drake Passage is known to be the roughest stretch of water on earth.
What an adventure it was - three days of winds blowing at 40 knots
then down to 30 knots. 40 knots = Beaufort Scale 8 - Gale force
winds, 62-74 km/hour. The wind slowed us down to 6 knots - 11
km/hour. 11-14 February 2018. |
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VIDEO: Wandering Albatross in the Drake Passage |
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We saw 4 Wandering Albatrosses on the 11th and 5 on 12 February
2018. It was a thrill to see this huge albatross, one of the largest
birds in the world, and with the longest wingspan of any bird. |
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VIDEO: Gray-headed Albatross in Bransfield Strait Antarctica.
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Gray-headed Albatross was the
commonest albatross at 56. We saw 7 on 14 February 2018. It is
smaller than Black-browed Albatross. |
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Light-mantled Albatross on 13
February. |
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VIDEO: Cape Petrel flying around our ship |
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Boldly patterned in black and white, Cape Petrels are unmistakable.
They followed our ship and flew along side giving great views. 13-14
February 2018. |
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Also known as Pintado Petrel
from the Spanish for Painted Petrel. Delightful as they flew and
pecked from the surface. 14 February 2018. |
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Southern Giant Petrel 11
February 2018. |
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Photographing Cape Petrels off
the stern |
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