Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 3.1. Adélie penguins
couple on the rookery at
Cape Royds about one hun-
dred yards from the door-
step of Shackleton's hut. A
group of Emperor penguins
huddles next to the ice front
in the middle ground, while
several Weddell seals lie on
the ice to the right. Mount
Discovery rises in the center
distance to the southwest
across McMurdo Sound.
Figure 3.2. Rising to 12,450
feet, Mount Erebus steams
behind Shackleton's hut at
Cape Royds. David's ascent
route to the summit is
shown in orange.
