MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA: Late in the summer like this, the thinner sea ice starts to break up, especially along the shore where the dark ground is easily warmed by the constant sunshine. Erebus in the background.
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA: Looking down from Observation Hill onto the sprawling metropolis of McMurdo Station. Notice the ice breaker in the port? He's under repair.
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA: Looking away from McMurdo from Observation Hill