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Friday, February 10, 2006




After lunch we anchored at Brown Bluff, a scenic spot that lies on the eastern side of the Tabarin Peninsula of the Antarctica continent. It was named by the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey in 1946 for the prominent cliff of reddish-brown volcanic rock, which dominates the landscape. There were a couple of Weddell seals hauled out on the beach and along with small groupings of fur seals. Weddell seals have a cat-like face and mottled gray and brown coats. These are true ice seals that spend their whole lives in the Antarctic. During winter, they keep breathing holes open in the pack ice by wearing down the ice with their sharp teeth. Weddell seals are solitary animals and are usually found where there is pack ice but they sometimes come ashore on beaches. It was a fantastic day in this very special part of the world.

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