ANTARCTICA - JOURNEY TO THE ICE

The Wrecked Lisunov Li-2, Ice Plateau, East Antarctica

Think I'll give the joyflight a miss...
Photo courtesy M Fitzpatrick

At last we got there, the site of the wrecked Lisunov Li-2. It has been well and truly mangled over the years by the crushing forces of the ice flowing around it. The photo at the bottom is of an engine that has completely separated from the main wreckage.

The Wrecked Lisunov Li-2, Ice Plateau, East Antarctica

Engine from the Wrecked Lisunov Li-2, Ice Plateau, East Antarctica

Checking for a Crevasse

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