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Weddell Sea

15 February, 2011 RRS James Clark Ross

For the past few days we have been steaming through the Weddell Sea, stopping every now and then to do more science. Yesterday was a day of coring using the gravity corer and the box corer (a very messy task). Following the deployment of a CTD (machine to measure water Conductivity, Temperature and Depth), we were joined by some Minke whales which hung around the ship for most of the afternoon.

A minke whale in Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
A minke whale in Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula

For the past few days we have been steaming through the Weddell Sea, stopping every now and then to do more science.Yesterday was a day of coring using the gravity corer and the box corer (a very messy task). Following the deployment of a CTD (machine to measure water Conductivity, Temperature and Depth), we were joined by some Minke whales which hung around the ship for most of the afternoon.

Position Report for Entry

Latitude: 71° 4′ S
Longitude: 26° 2′ W
Cruise Number: (not entered)
Sea Temperature: -1.0 °C