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gingerman28:
The ice flows around Antarctica are known as PACK ICE. The closer you actually get to the land mass, the thicker the ice gets until it is solid ice formed as an ICE SHELF. Coast Guard icebreakers can power through the pack ice but not the ice shelf. Little America was built on the Ross Shelf Ice; McMurdo Sound base is actually on the solid land mass. I sent Puddin some black and white pix some time ago; color wasn't that common in my days in the Antarctic.
georgiapeach:
Okay--now's our chance! There are 300 cruise ship passengers stranded in Antarctica --so what questions do we have?? :lol: :lol:
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Gingerman--would you tell us a little more more about why you were there and what you were doing? :please: I'm so interested!
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on January 31, 2007, 11:29:14 AM ---Okay--now's our chance! There are 300 cruise ship passengers stranded in Antarctica --so what questions do we have?? :lol: :lol:
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Gingerman--would you tell us a little more more about why you were there and what you were doing? :please: I'm so interested!
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I was in the Army as a combat motion picture cameraman and in November 1946 my unit was "volunteered" by the Army to accompany Admiral Byrd on his return to Little America in December 1946 in the largest expedition that was ever mounted to explore Antarctica - some 12 ships, 9 planes, and 7000 sailors and us 4 Army photographers. The operation was called OPERATION HIGHJUMP. We filmed just about everything in both black and white and glorious color. Our film, along with the film shot by the Navy photogs, was given to MGM who produced the documentary film: THE SECRET LAND with Robert Montgomery as the narrator. The film won the Academy Award for the best feature documentary in 1948.
I spent most of the time on a ship travelling almost three quarters around the continent dodging icebergs and pack ice. We had three Martin Mariners on board (thats a sea plane) and we would put them overboard almost every day and then fly mapping flights over the continent. In all we were in the Antarctic for four months then returned home via Sydney for a week's R and R! Sydney, by the way, is a great place for R and R!!!
puddin:
reposting Gmans fantastic pictures :kissy:
georgiapeach:
Wow G-man!!
Our own Academy Award winning poster--this is impressive!
Is that film still out there--how can I see it? I've become so interested in Antarctica thanks to TAR that all of this is fascinating!
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