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N009B95x23A-1 "Gateway" Lemaire Channel, Antarctica January 1995 This view, captured in January of 1995, is of the Northern approach to Antarctica's, Lemaire Channel. The black color of the snow and ice covered cliffs guarding the entrance, attests to their volcanic origin. The channel itself is quite narrow and filled with bergy bits (pieces of ice from glaciers and icebergs). Passing through the channel, our ship moved very slowly. It was very quiet. Nothing disturbed the stillness. The only word I can think of to describe the experience is, Mystical.