Pressure Ridges
Monday, January 12, 2009 · 
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1 comment SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA– Before I left McMurdo, I got a tour of the pressure ridges near Scott Base (the New Zealand station very close to McMurdo). The pressure ridges are formed by tidal forces — there is a thick sheet of sea ice which meets the land, and tidal forces cause the ice to buckle. Members of the New Zealand base use flags to map out a safe route, and we were allowed to walk around these marvelous ice formations one evening. Our guide was Peggy Malloy. The trip was a lot of fun!
Aerial view of McMurdo Station (US – brown buildings) and Scott Base (NZ – green buildings).
View of Scott Base from the pressure ridges.
Pressure ridges.
Flags to map out a safe route through the pressure ridges.
Another photo of these marvelous ice formations.
Me and my guide, Peggy Malloy.
Beautiful pictures, thank you, my grandsons Chris and Brenden would like to go to Antartica, perhaps some day when they grow up. Have a Happy Summer!