Base camp in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica
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
Categories
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Alessandra Sciarra (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
5.8 MB
Width
4608 px
Height
2184 px
Aspect
192:91
Brand
Samsung
Model
SM-G970F
Exposure
2 mm f/2.2 1/1412 s ISO 50
Taken
11 March 2021
Coordinates
-77.6033, 163.2921
Tint
Dark grayish blue
Submitted
11 March 2021
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