Photos depicting life on the shifting world of Antartica

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New Delhi/ 19 January 2017.
Adventure photographer Ben Adkison shares his work on sea ice safety and logistics at  US Antarctic research center McMurdo Station. 


The sea ice of Antarctica is a changing landscape. It changes throughout the year as the dark Antarctic winter turns into the perpetual daylight of summer and back again.


Adkison's photos focus on the dynamics of the ice and wildlife found on the fast ice locked inside McMurdo Sound, Antarctic research stations managed by the National Science Foundation's US Antarctic Program (USAP).

 

 

The under surface of the sea ice is covered in jagged ice crystals called platelet ice. 

 


Emperor Penguins wander along the sea ice edge during the summer season. 

 


Weddell seals keep holes open along sea ice cracks so that they return to the water when needed. The seals can dive to depths of up to 2,000 feet. 

 


A PistenBully is used by the United States Antarctic Program researchers and support staffers to assess sea ice routes for safe travel.

 


A frozen starfish at Cape Evans on Ross Island. (CNN)