| The two pictures above were taken in Antarctica
during the month of October. The runway is about 5 1/2 feet of
ice over about 1,300 ft of water. When it gets too thin the planes
land at a different location and the ice breakers come in to
clear the way for ships to bring in cargo. It was a balmy minus
35 degrees when this picture was taken and the center windshield
cracked when we turned off the windshield heat after landing.
Even when cracked they are still very strong as they are made
up of 4 layers about 3 inches thick. The bottom picture shows
all the ice on the land, glaciers for miles. A bit of Trivia,
about 80% of all fresh water composes the ice in Antarctica. |
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