Base camp in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica
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Base camp in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica

by Alessandra Sciarra, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italia

During December 2019 to January 2020, 40 remote field days were carried out covering an area of about 30 km2 in really extreme conditions. The location is the Dry Valleys, considered the largest ice-free regions in Antarctica and one of the harshest permafrost conditions on Earth.

Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2021