~ Ushuaia, Argentina (February 06)
~ Drake Passage (February 07/08)
1 – Robert Point ZC (February 08 PM)
2 – Portal Point CL (February 09 AM)
3 – Chiriguano Bay ZC (February 09 PM)
4 – Port Lockroy Post Office L (February 10 AM)
5 – Damoy Point L (February 10 PM)
6 – Flandres Bay ZC (February 11 AM) PP (PM )
7 – Mikkelsen Harbour L (February 12 AM)
8 – Spert Island ZC (February 12 PM)
9 – Baily Head L (February 13 AM)
10 – Telefon Bay L (February 13 PM)
11 – D’urville Monument L (February 14 AM)
12 – Hope Bay ZC (February 14 PM)
~ Drake Passage (February 15/16)
~ Ushuaia, Argentina (February 17)
ZC = Zodiac Cruise
CL = Continental Landing L = Landing PP = Polar Plunge
Antarctica in Depth
Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Argentina
February 06 –
February 17, 2023
Captain Radomir Novosel
Discovery Leader Daniel Johnston
Total Nautical Miles = 1,806.35
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
South
10 11 12
Ushuaia, Argentina
Antarctic Peninsula
Shetland Islands
DrakePassage
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 6/2 7/2 8/2 9/2 10/2 11/2 12/2 13/2 14/2 15/2 16/2 BIRDS Penguins Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae X X Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica X X X X Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua X X X X X X Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus X X Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri X Albatross Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans X Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora X Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata X Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma X Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys X X X X X X Petrels Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus X X X X X X X X X X X Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli X X X X Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides X X Cape Petrel Daption capense X X X X Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea X X X X X White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis X X X Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica X X Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus X X X X X X X X X X Gulls, Terns Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus X X X X X X X X X Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii X X Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini X X X X X X South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea X X Shearwaters, Prions Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea X X X Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata X X X Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri X Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea X Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix Cormorants Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis X X X X X X X X X Imperial Cormorant (blue-eyed) Leucocarbo atriceps X X
Depth
February 06 26, 2023 – February 17, 2023
Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica in
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 6/2 7/2 8/2 9/2 10/2 11/2 12/2 13/2 14/2 15/2 16/2 BIRDS (continued) Skuas Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus X X X X South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki X X X X X X X X Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis X Shorebirds Snowy (White-faced) Sheathbill Chionis albus X X X X X MAMMALS Seals Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii X X X X X X Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga X X X Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx X X X X X Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella X X X X X X X X Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina X X South American Sea lion Otaria flavescens X X Whales Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis X Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae X X X X X X X Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis X X X X Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Killer Whale Orcinus orca X Dolphins Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus X X Peale's Dolphin Lagernorhynchus australis Additional Amazing Wildlife Sightings Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii X Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis X Rock Shag Leucocarbo megallanicus X
Antarctica in Depth | February 06 26, 2023 – February 17, 2023
