| P number: | P507042 |
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| Caption: | Drake Passage, Scotia Sea, southern Atlantic Ocean. Stormy seas from the wheelhouse of the RRS James Clark Ross. |
| Description: | The Drake Passage is crossed by the RRS James Clark Ross several time each season en-route from The Falkland Islands to the Antarctic. Located near the Antarctic Peninsula, the Drake Passage is famous for its stormy seas and spectacular icebergs. This photograph shows the JCR 'nose down' into the trough of a wave whilst steaming north to Stanley after a successful sampling cruise off the Antarctic Peninsula. |
| Date taken: | Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT 2000 |
| Photographer: | Tulloch, G.J. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 223.36 KB; 1000 x 667 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Industrial geology |
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