This week we hear from our Senior Field Training Officer, Jason.

The western shores

Mawson has been a great place to spend my 4th season down here in Antarctica.

I have had the pleasure of completing six trips out toward the Colbeck exploring the area beyond the Station Operating Area working on various science projects.

Unfortunately due to thinning sea-ice we did not get out as far as Ledingham and Fold Island.

Here are a few photos from the field out on the Western Sea Ice.

Three expeditioners at Byrd Head, a rocky headland southeast of the Colbeck Archipelago, west of Howard Bay on the Mawson Coast
A distinctive jade berg near the Colbeck Archipelago resembling the appearance of salmon - except green
Five expeditioners and Stay at the summit of Ufs Island on a stunning Mawson coast day
Thin sea-ice to the west of Oom Island towards Ledingham depot and Fold Island on the Mawson coast.
A cluster of garnets in an outcrop of crystalline rocks on the Mawson coast
A large jade berg in the sea-ice near the colbeck Archipelago
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