Waqamba ngokuthi "ihlane le-Crystal," akukho ndawo emhlabeni efana ne-Antarctica, eyaziwa ngokuthi yizwekazi lesikhombisa emhlabeni. Yenziwe ngeqhwa neqhwa elingunaphakade, ngamamitha ayizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-5.5, i-Antarctica yizwekazi lesihlanu elikhulu kunazo zonke, futhi lapho iqhwa elwandle liphindwe kabili ngobusika, leli zwekazi likhula libe likhulu kuphela e- Asia nase- Afrika ngobukhulu. Esimweni sayo esijulile, i-alma ye- Antarctica ice sheet elingu-15 800 ubukhulu, futhi linokuphakama okuphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ehamba ngamamitha angu-7 100 njalo kulo lonke izwekazi.
Okuphambene ne- Arctic , i- Antarctica yizwekazi elizungezwe lonke olwandle, elinompheme ojulile, olunamapulangwe e-continental, futhi lungenalo umuthi ongenawo umuthi, akukho tundra, futhi akukho nhlobo yabantu. Ukuhamba kwamazinga okushisa waminyaka yonke okulinganiselwa ku--58 degrees Fahrenheit, futhi izinyoni kuphela nezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle ezinjengezintambo nezimpawu ezisinda.
Kubathwebuli bezithombe, i-Antarctica ibhekwa njengendawo yokuphupha, futhi ngesikhathi ngihamba nohambo oluhamba phambili, ngathola ngokushesha ukuthi kungani. Iqukethe amabhande amakhulu ezintaba zezwe eziningana, izwe elimelele eliphakathi kwezwe liphila emaphandleni ahlalayo, ngokuvamile ukucabanga ngokuphelele ukuthi kusho ukuthini isikali. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuqoshiwe izimbozo, amapenguwini, noma ama-icebergs amakhulu amakhulu ahlanganisa ama-wildly eNingizimu-mpumalanga, izintaba zezintaba ezihlanjululwa yiqhwa zinikeza iziqondiso ekuqondeni kwezwe lase-Antarctica, izwe elinamandla kakhulu futhi lingabonakali, litholakala kuphela ngo-1820.
Namuhla, leli zwe lizinikezele ekuthuleni nasosayensi njengoba kuboniswe isivumelwano somnyaka we-1959: Ngeke sisebenziselwe ngenhloso yokuhweba kanye nokuthungatha okuqhamuka kakhulu kwezwekazi kuzohlala kunjalo, ngoba izilwane zasendle nezindawo zemvelo ziyokhula kuze kube phakade.
Ngesikhathi uhambo oluya ezwekazi, ujabulela ekudluleleni kweDakeake Passage ehlukumezayo, ujabule yonke imizuzu yohambo olukhulu. Lapho ufika, landela lawa macebiso ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ubhala phansi i-landscape ngokugcwele, ngoba awukwazi ukuthi uzothola nini emkhawulweni wokugcina wezwe.
01 ka-06
Ama-penguin ngoMashi: Amandla Esikhathini
Lapho ngifaka isinyathelo sami sokuqala kuleli zwekazi lase-Antartic, ngimangele ngobukhulu bezwe. Izintaba zangiqeda - ngangingaboni ukuphela kwazo. Isithwathwa sasigcwele cishe yonke indawo yezwe, futhi isibalo sama-penguin engangibona sasingacabangi. Ngangingazi ukuthi ama-penguin amaningi ayekhona emhlabeni!
Ukubutha ukuphendula kwami ngokomzwelo ezweni elihle kangaka, ngathola ngokushesha ukuthi ngidinga ukugxila esikalini ngenkathi ngise-Antarctica. Ngakho konke okukhulu kakhulu nokuqinela, bekusobala ukuthi ngidinga ukuthola indlela yokudala ibhalansi emifanekisweni yami. Kulesi sithombe, ngakwazi ukulungisa isikhwama semhlophe - kokubili esibhakabhakeni nasemhlabeni - ngokubhala amadokheji amaningi emgqeni. Isiphetho senze ukuba kube yi-equidistance ngaphandle. Ngangilapho nje ukuze ngiwuthathe.
02 ka 06
Yehla nge-Drop: Ama-Shapes ajwayelekile we-Icebergs
Usuku ngalunye lwaqala nge-excursion kwi-cruise zodiac. Nakuba sibona izikhumba zezinyoni eziphazamisekile ezinqabeni ze-icebergs, ama-albatross aphakama ngaphezu kwama-glaciers, namakhulu ezinkulungwane zama-penguin akhuphuka emithameni, ngangiqhathaniswa ngokuphelele yi-icebergs. Njengabantu, ukuhlala kwabo okungapheli akusoze kwafinyelela. Baqinile futhi banesibindi, kuyilapho bephefumula futhi beqhubeka. Ziyi-icicles eziphuma emanzini abo, ukukhishwa kwamanzi ngalunye kukhishwa ngokuphila kwabo okuyisisekelo. Njengomzimba womuntu, iqhwa lifika emaphethweni alo nasemaphethelweni, kukhulula ukuvuthwa okufanayo nokudonsa kwesipfulelo kusuka ekugcineni kwempumlo nezindebe zethu. I-Icebergs bob futhi ibambezela ekushayweni kolwandle, iyancipha ngaphansi kwengcindezi, futhi iyashisa elangeni. Ngenkathi isimo sezulu sisitha kuphela, isikhathi sethu.
Isihluthulelo sokubamba i-icebergs ukugxila ekukhaleni kwesimo sabo. Ukukhanya kuthinta kanjani i-ice kusuka ngezinga elithile? Ngitholile le notch encane e-iceberg njengoba sasihamba ngayo, futhi ngilinde ngesineke ngenkathi idonsa elilodwa likhishwa emaceleni alo, lenza isithombe somoya, esingapheli isikhathi.
03 ka 06
Ukubamba Ukuhamba Kwezilwane: Isikhathi yisikhathi
Ngesikhathi sokuhambela ngalunye kwizwekazi lase-Antarctic, ngathatha okungenani imizuzwana engu-15 ukuba ngihlale futhi ngimangele umhlaba kanye nezilwane zasendle ezizungezile. Angizange ngifake isithombe. Angizange ngibhale. Ngamane ngibona ukuthi imvelo ivela phambi kwami, ngoba kuyinto ekhethekile ukufakaza ama-penguin ezinkundleni eziyizinkulungwane ngaphambi kwakho.
Ukuthola indawo ekhululekile eqhweni - Nginezinhlayi ezine zebhulukwe - ngihlale ngithule ukuze ngibheke ama-penguin ahambe phakathi kweqhwa. Njengoba le penguin ethile isondela emkhawulweni weqhwa elilodwa, ngangazi ukuthi uzokwenqabela ukulandela, futhi ngilinde ngesineke waze wayesekulungele ukuqedela umsebenzi wakhe. Ngesheshayo se-shutter esheshayo, ngakwazi ukubamba ukugxuma kwakhe ekugxilweni okuphelele.
04 ka 06
Ama-Penguins & Nenyanga: I-Angle Up
Uma kunokwenzeka, zama ukuletha nawe imizimba emibili yekhamera e-Antarctica, njengoba isimo sishintsha ngokushesha kangaka, kungase kudingeke ukuba ugijime phakathi kwe-lens ehleliwe kanye ne-telephoto lens ngokushesha, futhi inzuzo eyengeziwe yesimiso somzimba wombili izofaka isithelo ukukhetha.
Ngalesi sithombe, anginaso isikhathi sokushintsha amalensi, njengoba nje ngilethe umzimba wekhamera ye Canon nami e-Antarctica. Ngine-lens yami ye-telephoto, ngangibeka endaweni ephansi kunazo zonke zezinkanyezi ukuze ngithole i-angle ebukhali kakhulu ukuthi ngithathe kokubili i-penguin nenyanga, isithombe engingazisola ngokungazithathi. Ukuqinisekisa ukuguqulwa okulula, ulethe izindikimba ezimbili zekhamera. Ngokwenza lokhu, ngeke usebenzise ingozi yokulahlekelwa lezi zikhathi ezikhethekile.
05 ka 06
Izintaba ezivundlile: Ukuzijabulisa ngokuzindla
Enye i-zodiac cruise, ngazithola ngisemgodini omkhulu wesibhakabhaka sezinto ezibukwayo ezintabeni eziseLwandle oluseningizimu. Ubuhle balo bubukhulu kakhulu. Kusukela kuzo zonke izindawo, izintaba zadala ubumbano obubili obuhle futhi buhle kakhulu.
Ungacabangela ukusebenzisa isihlungi sokuhlunga ukuze uthathe okungaphakathi emanzini, kodwa umklomelo wangempela ukubonakaliswa kwentaba, okucacile futhi okufanele ukuqoshwa.
06 ka-06
I-Twilight Sans Stars: Ukubhala i-Dusk
I-Antarctica ayike ibe mnyama ngokuphelele. Ngobusuku obunye ngendwendwe yami, ngakha ikamu kuleli zwekazi ekwakheni i-ice shelter, eyakhelwe phezulu ukuze ivimbe umoya ovuthiwe. Ngabeka i-alamu yami ngo-2: 00 ekuseni ngethemba lokuthi kuzothola izinkanyezi, kepha ngavusa kulokhu - indawo yokuthungatha okungekho izinkanyezi ezitholakala.
Nakuba ngimangele ekuqaleni, ngokushesha ngangizizwa ngukukhanya kwenyanga eziqongweni zezintaba. Ngisho noma kungezona izinkanyezi, lokhu isithombe kuphela esikhokhelwe ehlobo lase-Antarctica kanye nomklomelo okhethekile wokuletha ekhaya.