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[…..]
What I have learned so far
Listen Ocean waves & wind – sound recording, 1:05 Sunday September 12th, 2010 Today is my 38th birthday. It’s been a strange and melancholy one for me. We came upon a glacier, which was massive in width and strangely variable[…..]
