Panorama av iskappen / Ice sheet panorama

Bilde/Photo: Peter Leopold

Å reise gjennom den anatarktiske iskappen er et eventyr. Det var veldig gode forhold nordover opp mot shelfen. Bildet ble tatt ved lunsjtider. Ikke så mye å se, annet enn snø. Men uendeligheten er usåelig. Flat, snødekket is så langt øyet kan se. Og de kan se langt! Luften her ute er så klar at vi kan t.o.m se fjellene i Dronning Maud Land rundt 200 kilometer unna.

Travelling across the Antarctic ice sheet is an adventure! We had very good conditions on our way up north towards the shelf. The picture was taken during a lunch break. Not much to see, other than snow. But the infinity is rewardless. Flat snow covered glacier as far as your eyes can see. And they can see far! The air out here is so clear that we can even spot the mountains of Dronning Maud Land about 200 kilometers away.