South Pole Series 05

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This is the entrance to the Lemaire Channel - Cruise Ships often use it as the Gate on their way to Antarctica because of it's beauty.

Note: Sorry, my Friends, for not posting in a while. I got a bit distracted. Time flies so fast, especially in summer.

I love the strong contrast of white and black. This is likely basalt rock, though I could be wrong about that. Millions of years ago, Antarctica had many Volcanos, that produced a lot of basaltic lava. You can read a lot about that here:
https://discoveringantarctica.org.uk/oceans-atmosphere-landscape/ice-land-and-sea/antarcticas-geology/

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