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My first view of HMP Base Camp on Devon Island. (L to R) Comm Tent, Mess Tent and Office Tent with ATVs parked in front. -- Keith Cowing

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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 8 July 2002: Arrival

by Keith CowingJuly 8, 2002June 11, 2026

I made it! My arrival here, while expected – indeed eagerly anticipated – was quite a sudden event.

Underwater beneath the 4.5 meter thick ice-cover of Lake Hoare, looking back at the dive hole.

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 1

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 1996January 11, 2026

Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.

Battleship Promontory is known for its large sandstone formations and numerous cliffs and pillars. The elevation is about 1800 meters above mean sea level.

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 2

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 1996November 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.

Close-up of cryptoendolithic community found within the sandstone rock

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 3

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 1996November 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.

Pinnacle mat located on the bottom of Lake Joyce in Pearse Valley. The depth is approximately 18 meters including 6 meters of ice that is covering the lake. Despite the thick ice-cover, sediment is able to make its way through holes and cracks that develop. The result is a sediment 'dump' on the bottom of the lake (which can be seen in the background of this photograph).

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 4

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 1996November 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.

Explorers Club Members Way Down Under During a recent visit with our New Zealand colleagues, we had the opportunity to meet briefly with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger and others in his party including Sir Edmund Hillary. Sir Edmund is an honorary President of the Explorers Club. As luck would have it, other members of the Explorers Club just happened to be present. Shown left to right are: US Ambassador Beeman, Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger, Sir Edmund Hillary, Robert A. Wharton, Jr. (Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV), Andrew Fountain (Portland University, Portland, OR), Dale T. Andersen (SETI Institute, Mt. View, CA).

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 5

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 1996April 13, 2024

Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.