{"id":72,"date":"2012-01-18T16:31:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2012-01-18T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T16:31:07","slug":"october-16-northernmost-point-of-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"October 16: Northernmost Point of Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73\" title=\"ice-6\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-6-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-6-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a beautiful sun-filled day sampling in the ice that included a sighting of a polar bear, we reached the northernmost point of the cruise, just two nautical miles offshore of Prince Patrick Island on the north side of M\u2019Clure Strait at 75.42 degrees North.\u00a0 It is very cold up here with temperatures hovering around 3 degrees Fahrenheit, -13 degrees F with wind chill!\u00a0 Despite the cold temperatures, I spent much of the day outside, going inside only when I could no longer feel my fingers enough to hit the shutter on my camera.\u00a0 We finished our sampling line just as the sun set and the moon rose over Prince Patrick Island.\u00a0 It was another stunning day in the Arctic!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-74\" title=\"ice-1\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sunrise in M&#8217;Clure Strait<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75\" title=\"ice-4\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-4-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-4-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sea Ice<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-76\" title=\"ice-7\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-7-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-7-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-7.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sampling in the Ice<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-77\" title=\"ice-9\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-9-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-9-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prince Patrick Island, the North Side of M&#8217;Clure Strait<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>After we finished sampling, it was time to head south through the ice to our next sampling area at the mouth of Amundsen Gulf.\u00a0 The moon was shining brightly reflecting on the ice as we steamed south and said goodbye to a fantastic two days in the ice!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78\" title=\"ice-5\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-5-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-5-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/ice-5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Steaming south out of the ice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After a beautiful sun-filled day sampling in the ice that included a sighting of a polar bear, we reached the northernmost point of the cruise, just two nautical miles offshore of Prince Patrick Island on the north side of M\u2019Clure Strait at 75.42 degrees North.\u00a0 It is very cold up here with temperatures hovering 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