The Historic Nordenskjöld Hut: A Glimpse into the Heroic Era of Antarctic Exploration - Among Antarctica’s many tales of daring and discovery, the story of the Nordenskjöld Hut and the expedition on Snow Hill Island stands as a testament to human courage and scientific curiosity.

Temperatures of the Ross Ice Shelf vary from about −5°C/23°F in the summer to about −35°C/-31°F in the winter with a record low recorded at -65°C/-85°F. These are bone chilling and deadly temperatures for humans. Meanwhile the Weddell seals just lay atop the ice and swim in the sub-zero waters to feed.

While I am in Antarctica too late to enjoy the Aurora’s, I have been making a point to explore the station to photograph the darkness before it is completely gone for the season.

We glided over the cracking sea ice and monumental mountains covered in mile-thick ice before our pilots landed the 757 onto the frozen Ross Ice Shelf.