MV FRAM EXPEDITION BLOG
Saturday, 28 February 2009

Report about Greenland in German TV

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The two-part travel report about Greenland, that was shot on MV FRAM last summer will be emmitted on ZDF, one of the biggest German TV chann...

Cuverville Island and Neko Harbour

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This morning we landed at Cuverville Island and visited the Gentoo penguin rookery there. Hundreds of moulting birds colonized the beach, an...
Friday, 27 February 2009

Half Moon Island

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Large flocks of Cape petrels encircled the ship as we reached the South Shetland Islands and passed through Nelson Strait. We spent a quite ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009

Drake Passage

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Wind and waves of the previous days have calmed down and we spent a clear and sunny day at sea observing sea birds. In our lecture halls, th...
Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Ushuaia

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In the early morning, we waved good-bye to our last group of guests. For a change, we were not the biggest ship at the pier, the 'Carniv...
Monday, 23 February 2009

Drake Passage

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Today Neptune showed his grace to the FRAM by sending us a nice gale, with waves up to 10m high! However, as the wind came full ahead, the ...

Drake Passage

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As we woke up, we had already passed the South Shetland Islands and we were heading out into the Drake Passage. Large flocks of Cape petrels...
Sunday, 22 February 2009

Petermann Island and Vernadsky Station

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Again, our day started early, with the passage of the pittoresque Lemaire Channel before breakfast. Right after breakfast, we landed at Pet...
Saturday, 21 February 2009

Gerlache Strait and Port Lockroy

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What a day! The morning started off perfectly with several groups of feeding humpback whales directly in front of the FRAM. And even better...
Friday, 20 February 2009

Esperanza Station

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We woke up in beautiful sunshine, however during our approach to Brown Bluff, catabatic winds down the glaciers picked suddenly up to 10 Be...
Thursday, 19 February 2009

Half Moon Island

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The morning started out foggy, but as the South Shetland Islands came in sight around lunch, the weather cleared up. In the afternoon, we la...
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Drake Passage

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Albatross around the MV FRAM the whole day! Great the see these majestic birds sailing by so effortless! In the evening, the water temperatu...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Ushuaia

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Another beautiful voyage has come to an end! We were blessed with fantastic weather, saw many whales, seals and penguins, and made it the fu...
Sunday, 15 February 2009

At sea

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Also this day at sea was a very busy day: For the last time on this voyage, our university on sea opened their doors. Captain Steinar Hanse...
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The expedition team consists of lecturers and guides from various fields and backgrounds such as ornithology, mammalogy, history, and geology, ready to tackle all your questions. Together with the fabulous Fram officers and crew we make your time on board REALLY worthwhile!
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