| Films of Antarctica |
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Antarctica has a special natural beauty. Those that are lucky enough to have had the chance to go there are drawn to return again and again.
`I have often been asked what one can see in the cold, inhospitable regions of the Antarctic? And confronted by a bold question such as that, it is hard to find an answer… `Ever since we were last there we have thought and dreamed of the wild stretches of snow and ice, the silence of those places where men never trod before, the wonder of the unknown as it rolled into our ken. Those are the memories that remain, and not the bitter cold, the hard work, the rough and often scanty food, and the constant effort to do just a little more than one should expect’. From `Go I Must – The Call of the Antarctic’ by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Daily Mail, 31 December 1913. But Antarctica has endured a continuous ice age for millions of years, creating a dangerous yet challenging environment for anyone who would venture there. Protected and preserved by its isolation and environment, it remains virtually untouched. “ The Land looks like a fairytale” Roald Amundsen (1872 1928) about Antarctica How beautiful can the frozen continent of Antarctica possibly be? Decide for yourself after watching these films by Lt Scott `Stimpy’ Simpson RN. 1. Iceberg in Necko Harbour 2. Surfacing Humpback Whale 3. Cool Iceberg |
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