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About Dan


  • I'm not a polar explorer or adventurer! I'm a scientist, a geologist, who is very lucky to be able to work in Antarctica. When I was 11 years old, I saw a short film about scientists working there, and decided that I wanted to do it too.

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11 February 2008

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Lab Lemming

Isn't it a bit late in the season to be starting a cruise?

Dan Zwartz

We're back in Ushuaia!

No, it's not too late to be visiting the Antarctic Peninsula. We saw lots of penguin chicks, some still in their down feathers, others with waterproof adult plumage, almost ready to take to sea. And the adult birds are just beginning their annual moult, which will keep them on land for two or three weeks. So there will be plenty of birds to see for a while yet. Some ships will make cruises until the end of March, but things get pretty quiet around the penguin colonies by then.

When the penguins have gone, tourists don't want to visit Antarctica, but the Peninsula region remains accessible by ship for several months more.

cheers,
Dan

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