Entrance to the LeMaire Channel

The Bow of Discovery Pointing South
At approximately 7 pm on December 21 we reached south latitude, 65'04" about 1770 miles north of the South Pole. Ice blocked us from traveling through the LeMaire Channel whose mouth can be seen dead ahead.

Even though we could not enter the LeMaire Channel, the landscape leading up to its entrance was haunting. This was taken during the late afternoon of December 21, 2007.