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US McMurdo Station seen from Observation Hill, 2024
Antarctica / Marie Byrd Land / Mighty Bad Land / White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia / Zealandia

What kind of jobs exist in Antarctica?

What kind of jobs exist in Antarctica? Matty K. Jordan wrote an ebook called How To Get a Job In Antarctica. It’s free and online. He is a project manager …

Marie Byrd Land / Mighty Bad Land / White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia

Where’s the toilet in Antarctica?

People ask at my book signings for “Mighty Bad Land“: where’s the toilet in Antarctica? Of course, if you were exploring and not at a research station, the answer is …

Marie Byrd Land / Mighty Bad Land / Sea Level Rise / White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia

How does it feel to see Antarctica for the first time?

How does it feel to see Antarctica for the first time?   To see Antarctica, you must travel there. Tourists who want to visit do so through South America, but …

Adélie penguins at Sulzberger Bay, Marie Byrd Land. Photo B. Luyendyk
White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia

Penguins are cute but stay back!

Penguins look cute but stay back! I encountered penguins on many occasions in the Antarctic, on sea ice, rocky shores, and the adjacent seas. It’s fun to see them. However, …

Landing at McMurdo
White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia

COVID-19 now in Antarctica

My post from September 16, 2020, stated “Antarctica remains free of COVID-19.” Unfortunately, that no longer applies. It’s true only for US bases. COVID-19 is now in Antarctica. COVID-19 cases …

A new Shackleton biography is out this year, by explorer Ranulph Fiennes.
White Ocean of Ice: Finding Zealandia

Shackleton: A new biography

      A new Shackleton biography is out this year, by explorer Ranulph Fiennes. (Shackleton, the biography, 2022, Pegasus). It joins a crowded field of books about Shackleton’s exploits and …

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