I would love to receive some real postcards from Antarctica [from Vostok and all the other stations/research bases (28?)], written and stamped, preferably addressed to me, showing images like the above from wikipedia, my most favorite website.
"The lowest reliably measured temperature on Earth of −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was in Vostok on 21 July 1983[9] (See List of weather records) Lower temperatures occurred higher up towards the summit of the ice sheet as temperature decreases with height along the surface."
Read this very interesting article from BBC:
"With only about 50m left to drill, time is running out for the Russian scientists hoping to drill into Vostok - the world's most enigmatic lake.
Vostok is a sub-glacial lake in Antarctica, hidden some 4,000m (13,000ft) beneath the ice sheet.
With the Antarctic summer almost over, temperatures will soon begin to plummet; they can go as low as -80C.
Scientists will leave the remote base on 6 February, when conditions are still mild enough for a plane to land."
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In other news from Antarctica:
First woman that successfully ended the 7 Volcanoes Circuit. Romanian 16 years old Crina COCO Popescu is the youngest mountaineer worldwide and also the first woman that finishes the Volcanic 7 Summits Circuit - reaching the summits of the highest Volcanoes on 7 continents!
Coco in Antarctica: the long wait is over
After the success obtained on 4th of January, when Coco completed the ascension of Mt. Vinson – a new age record for Romania, it followed a range of days in waiting of the departure to the next objective: Mt. Sidley, the highest volcano in Antarctica.COCO - the world’s youngest alpinist that climb Mt. Vinson (in Antarctica)
Crina Coco Popescu finished Tuesday, 4th of January 2011, the ascension of Mt. Vinson - the higher peak of Antarctica, in her most important expedition, ”Antarctica 2010 – 2011”.Read more about this exceptional girl from Romania:
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Antarctica would be a 'cool' place to receive cards from.
Cannot imagine how cold that must be! It was actually 17 below here in Michigan where I live one morning this week. Methinks that is cold enough! Nice pictures! Carol
Howdy Dorin
Happy PFF to you :)
Fabulous images ,this was a most intresting post today.I cannot imagine working and living in that kind of remote area ,let alone the cold brrrrrrrrrr !
Thank you for sharing with us today.
I do hope someone reads your post and that you will recieve postcards from this gorgeous place.
Until next time
Happy Trails
I don't think I like the idea of a 16-year-old girl climbing peaks in Antarctica to make the Romanians proud.
As always, thank your for your interesting post. And interesting links. I do hope that you receive a postcard from Antarctica someday.
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