petermann island, Antarctica

... carved cliffs, with the ship dodging the smallish icebergs.   We had a pre-breakfast landing at Petermann Island, a mile long island covered in those  omnipresent Gentoos and also Adelies.  Adelies are little cuties with black hoods ...

... trio slowly headed away from us and allowed us to get on with our scheduled activities. In the afternoon, we landed on Petermann Island, our most southern landing site of this trip. We climbed a gentle slope to the Adelie Penguin rookeries. We also ...

... 45 minutes and was even pecking at the fingers of those brave enough to allow it. The first landing today was on Petermann Island, first discovered in 1873. The French explorer Charcot overwintered on the island in 1909. The island is home to the most ...

... hour and a half to reach the far end of the channel. We anchored, later in the morning, at Port Circumcision on Petermann Island.  Port Circumcision was named on circumcision day - 1.1.1909 - by the French explorer Charcot. Petermann has ...