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PROGRAM MONDAY, 26.12.2016 – ORCADAS STATION

OVERVIEW OF RESTAURANT TIMINGS EARLY BIRD SELF SERVICE 06:00 - 07:30 BISTRO, DECK 4 BREAKFAST BUFFET 07:00 - 09:30 RESTAURANT, DECK 4 LUNCH BUFFET 12:00 - 14:30 RESTAURANT, DECK 4 CAKE BUFFET 15:00 - 18:00 PANORAMA LOUNGE, DECK 7 DINNEBUFFET 18:00 - 21:00 RESTAURANT, DECK 4

09:00 Vacuuming for backpacks South Islands, were the and outer-clothes you will bring friendly Argentine Crew will ashore on the next landing. We guide us around the station in provide vacuuming machines on groups of 60 people at a time. We deck 3 and 5. will begin our landing by calling EVERYONE needs to vacuum group 8 and 1. Then we are and sign the declaration as we are going to have a break of around moving between biologically 45 minutes between each pair of distinct zones. groups. The break will be announced over the loudspeaker We will call you by boat group to system and in all cabins. Listen Base Orcadas is an Argentine vacuum, in order to avoid queues. carefully for the announce-ments scientific station in for your group to be called. You and the oldest of the stations in 11:30 / English need to wear rubber boots. Antarctica still in operation. It is The Three Incredible Journeys of Remember: Return to the landing located on , one of the FRAM by Stian. site immediately if the ship’s horn the South Orkney Islands. The sounds. base has 11 buildings and four 11:30 Polhøgda / Deutsch main topics of research: Amundsen gegen Scott – die 21:00 Panorama Lounge English / continental glaciology, Eroberung des Südpols by Deutsch Information about seismology, sea-ice-zone Regina. tomorrows program. glaciology and meteorological observations. In 1903 Dr William 21:30 Film: Framheim/English: S Bruce’s Scottish National Shackleton with Kenneth Expedition established Branagh, part 2, 100 min Omond House, a meteorological 21:30 Film: Polhøgda / English station on Laurie Island. During with German subtitles Eis und the expedition, however, the crew Ca 15:00 We hope to make a Meer, Polar- und Meeres- became stuck in the ice and, landing at Orcadas Station, in the forschung am Alfred-Wegener- Institut, 30 min Please turn the page.

unable to sail off, were trapped in -9,4°C (15.1 °F) in June to 1.0 °C care walking around on the ship the station for the winter. (33.8 °F) in February. while at sea. Especially venturing out on deck, mind the signs for Under the Köppen climate In summer approx. 45 people live warning of wet and slippery. Be classification system, the station in the station, in winter only 11. aware the doors toward the outer is located under climate, decks on 4, 5, 7 and 8 can be very close to an ice cap climate. Enjoy our landing on the South potentially dangerous in windy The base is influenced by the cold Orkney Islands. conditions. While walking inside, Antarctic Circumpolar Current hold on to railings but not in door that runs pass the Weddell frames.

Sea and the strong westerly We would like to inform you that winds, creating a colder climate all stated times and activities are than the coastal areas in the changeable due to weather north-western parts of the conditions, or other . Mean circumstances out of our control. monthly temperatures range from We kindly remind you to take Please turn the page.