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From: <Gilldiver@ao*.co*>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:02:59 EDT
Subject: Re: Where to dive in the Antartica Peninsula
To: ripper_ligia@ba*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com


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For a good overview of Antarctic diving try this site:

http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/index.html

The vis depends on the season. Winter is best with the plankton bloom being 
pretty bad in the summer. Most of the diving under the ice is done in the 
southern spring when the ice is still solid but the plankton has not got 
going yet

Now you can't just go there. To dive at McMurdo you have to be invited down. 
If you just drop in you will get a very cold shoulder and told that the base 
facilities are not available to un-approved nonscientific personal.

There are a few cruse lines running adventure trips down there from Chile or 
Argentina. Try look in the outward bound type magazines.

Pete Johnson

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>For a good overview of
Antarctic diving try this site:
<BR>
<BR>http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/index.html
<BR>
<BR>The vis depends on the season. Winter is best with the plankton bloom
being 
<BR>pretty bad in the summer. Most of the diving under the ice is done in
the 
<BR>southern spring when the ice is still solid but the plankton has not got 
<BR>going yet
<BR>
<BR>Now you can't just go there. To dive at McMurdo you have to be invited
down. 
<BR>If you just drop in you will get a very cold shoulder and told that the
base 
<BR>facilities are not available to un-approved nonscientific personal.
<BR>
<BR>There are a few cruse lines running adventure trips down there from
Chile or 
<BR>Argentina. Try look in the outward bound type magazines.
<BR>
<BR>Pete Johnson</FONT></HTML>

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