Tag Archives: penguins

Gustavus Alaska Wants to Know

Posted on February 5, 2011 by besimmons

Hello Mr. Legg, We have been following your blog and really enjoyed connecting LIVE on Torgersen Island.  We included a picture during the transmission… 1.  It seems that it would be so much fun to play soccer in Antarctica. I … Continue reading →

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Charcot Island

Posted on February 1, 2011 by besimmons

A few days ago we were at Charcot Island a starkly beautiful place surrounded by patchy sea ice and big icebergs. We were actually in the vicinity of Charcot for 3 days doing a “process station” which means a lot of sampling in … Continue reading →

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Ashore Mates!

Posted on January 17, 2011 by besimmons

Today was a day for going ashore. First our birders went to Avian Island where they will camp out for 5 days. The first picture shows Kristen and Shawn in their full survival suits on their way to Avian Island. … Continue reading →

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Third grade students investigate the Antarctic ecosystem!

Posted on January 15, 2011 by besimmons

Let us welcome the FCS STARs of Mrs. Hamilton’s class from Virginia!  Students  are preparing for their LIVE interaction with scientists on Torgersen Island next week.  Some of their initial questions are: 1.  Why are scientists so interested in studying … Continue reading →

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Students from Alaska Begin Antarctic Research

Posted on January 15, 2011 by besimmons

Students from the Chatham school in Gustavus, Alaska begin their research of Antarctica comparing their own environment to one thousands of miles away. Students posted questions to our visiting scientist and outreach correspondent Ken Legg as they begin to compare … Continue reading →

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Torgersen Island and the Adelie penguin colonies

Posted on January 11, 2011 by besimmons

A great deal of today’s work focuses around setting up our labs on the boat. In the afternoon we were able to do a tour over to Torgersen Island which has an Adelie penguin colony. We watched as several Adelie … Continue reading →

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