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Li Ling – Feb 3:
After the seal tagging attempt, the ship followed the eastern side of the Bear Peninsula along a channel packed with sea ice. We maneuvered as far south as we could, until we eventually came to a dead end and could not go further at around mid-night. We did a few CTD stations along the way.
The view along the Bear Peninsula was stunning! Almost everyone awake came outside to enjoy the scenery!
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The view along the eastern side of the Bear Peninsula
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A zoomed in view of the sea ice that we passed by
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Oh and at around mid-night, we saw a pack of 7 emperor penguins!!!
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We also found Araon somewhere along the Bear Peninsula!