Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2016 [Image 2 of 5]

ROSS SEA, ANTARCTICA

02.04.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star approaches Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf Feb. 4, 2016. The Ross Ice Shelf, a glacial mass extending into the Ross Sea dozens of miles off the continent, is the subject of modern research in global climate change. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

• Date Taken: 02.04.2016
• Date Posted: 02.12.2016 14:35
• Photo ID: 2400118
• VIRIN: 160204-G-YE680-109
• Resolution: 3680x5520
• Size: 1.49 MB
• Location: ROSS SEA, AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US