KINNVIKA
We woke up in Kinnvika fjord in the north west of Svalbard. From the deck, we saw low hinterlands scattered with snow, rising to peaks; and in the distance a thin white line of sea ice trapped by the wind[…..]
Сложно тут думать
Сложно тут думать. Визуальность такая захлестывающая, что всякая внутренняя жизнь невозможна, все снаружи, и никакая, даже самая идиотская мысль не приходит в голову. Может быть это временно, а потом, через какое-то время эти горы, снега, осознание того, что ты на[…..]
Chermisdeoya – Position N 80 degrees 31.774’ E 019 degrees 41.129’
We are at the most Northerly point of our expedition and, as it turns out, the furthest North that Cape Farewell has ever sailed. It’s just 560 nautical miles from here to the North Pole, but above us the sea[…..]
Cape Farewell – The Word
Each Cape Farewell expedition has a cultural subtext. In 2008, it was music; in 2010 it is ‘The Word.’ Sailing along the nautical border of Russia only 580 miles from the North Pole, we have five Russians on board. This[…..]
For the first time…
Я впервые в жизни бегала за оленями (и почти догнала их). Я впервые в жизни участвовала в ловле тераподов (и наловила целую банку). Я впервые в жизни измеряла pH, температуру, соленость и скорость морского течения (pH= 7.8, t = 0.5[…..]
Lost and Found Words
Finding the words to describe the Cape Farewell experience is a full-time job. We are sailing through a land of ice, glaciers, and waters in which evocative words like kittiwakes and minke feature prominently. Several languages are spoken at any[…..]
Scientific figures from the Arctic
I came to the Arctic to test how ice melting and ocean acidification are changing the carbon chemistry of seawater. I also came in search for pteropods (Figure 1), to investigate whether and to what extent climate change is affecting[…..]
Resist the Tide
Cynthia Hopkins Performs a song on a lump of ice in the bay. Continue reading
Arctic Notes: 4
“Nowadays everyone knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” Oscar Wild Today I write to you from the Noorderlicht after we’ve left a deeply barren island that’s pretty much the most northern part of our journey. The[…..]
