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Students explore the Great White South

fter passing through the coldest In addition to general exploration, University Students On Ice 2014’, at:
Awaters and highest waves on students had a curriculum consisting goo.gl/xV3C1f
Earth, walking with chinstrap penguins of the continent’s geological history,
and sailing up close to a 60-metre climate and ecosystems.
high iceberg, Carleton students have They endured the long journey
returned home telling their tales of through the moody Drake Passage
adventure. separating Antarctica from South
Earth Sciences Professor Claudia America. They worried over the
Schröder-Adams led 13 students durability of the ship when a chunk
on a journey to Antarctica in late of ice broke a propeller. They closely
December of 2013 with the help of studied glaciers by zodiac and saw an
the Students on Ice FutureFunder impressive number of whales, seals,
campaign. penguins and majestic albatrosses
The students were on a scientific with enormous wingspans.
journey aboard the MV Ushuaia, To see an amazing first hand video A longer version of this story originally
exploring the southernmost tip of account of their experience, we appeared in Carleton News and was written
Argentina to the South Shetland invite you to check out the Carleton by Susan Hickman.
Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. University youTube page - ‘Carleton

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