“Isle of the Dead” Iceberg, Antarctica

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Southern Ocean, 8th February 2007. Reminds of Isle of the Dead by Bocklin and Homage to Bocklin by Giger.

If you want to see how big this iceberg is, see this image, taken from the other side, with a helicopter for comparison.

Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza’s expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet

© 2007 Dave Walsh

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Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.
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