Fort Point, Antarctica

February 12 in Antarctica ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F

Chinstraps, Gentoos, Fur Seals, a couple Elephant Seals, Humpbacks, Lots of flying birds.

The plan was for a landing, but due to the large number of Fur and Elephant Seals, which aren’t good sharing space, even with Penguins, turned into a Zodiac cruise.

We also went on our 1st Special Operations Boat (SOB) ride. (Love those boats, wish I could drive one.)

NAMING: The feature's name is descriptive, replacing the earlier version 'Castle Rock'.

LOCATION: a conspicuous rocky point rising to 85 m and linked by a low 700 m isthmus to the southeast coast of Greenwich Island.Read more