 The miles-wide bird cliffs at Coburg Island provide nesting ledges for thick-billed murres and kittiwakes. |
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the night, the radar image shows us steaming south and out of
"Iceberg Alley." Notice the path being cleared. |
 Weaving through pack ice to observe wildlife. |
 Thick-billed murres |
 After they have leapt off the cliffs, males lead the young birds to sea. Guano from the birds fertilizes the land and water below the cliff. |
 Plankton, like this medusa, is abundant. Click on it to see more plankton samples. |
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 Glaucous gulls wait for unescorted young murres to crash land on the ice or water. |
 The glaucous is the largest "white-winged" gull. |
 Kittiwakes and their fledglings resting in the morning sunshine. |
 A polar bear checks us out. |
 The steep cliffs protect the bird nests from predators. |
 The staining is from quano and the lichen and other plants it fertilizes. |
 Coburg Island is easily seen from space, and the weather satellite image shows clear skies and calm seas for our trip around Devon Island and back to Resolute. |
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Continue sailing to:
Resolute Bay, Beechey Island, Maxwell Bay, Croker Bay, Dundas Harbour,
Baffin Bay, Cape York-Greenland, Arctic plants, Etah-Greenland,
Qaanaaq-Greenland, Sled dogs, Fort Conger, Coburg Island,
Alexandra Fjord-Skraeling Island, Radstock Bay belugas,
Return to Resolute
Plankton, Plants, Arctic Fossil Corals, Ice-breaking, Fjords, Sunsets
Alaska