Croker Bay Icebergs and Glacier

The entrance to Croker Bay is only 10 miles west of Dundas Harbour though the bay is much deeper.  We went all the way to the east glacier which was to be the Northernmost point we reached during the voyage at 74 degrees 49 minutes North,  911 nautical miles south of the North Pole.

It takes time to get up to the glaciers but it is well worth it as both glaciers were calving actively during our visit.  A single video captures in the next post capture two calving events (the first being larger) with a pretty good view of the wave generated. Below are some of the still photographs.

Multi-headed hydra iceberg, Croker Bay (photo N. Peissel)

Artful Iceberg, Croker Bay (photo N. Peissel)

 

Devon Ice-field East Croker Glacier (photo N. Peissel)

 

Colin at helm of Acalephe, East Croker glacier (photo N. Peissel)

 

Colin, Maud, Natasha in the dinghy, Croker Bay (photo N. Peissel)

 

Julie Quenneville, Jean-Gilles Lemieux aboard Acalephe, Croker Bay (photo N. Peissel)

 

Nick Peissel having a bad hair day, Croker Bay, NU (photo C. Ryan) 

Undermined Ice, Croker Bay (photo. M. Francoeur)

 

 Iceberg, Croker Bay (photo M. Francoeur)

West side, Croker Bay (photo M. Francoeur)

 

Dinghy Party dwarfed by ice (photo M. Francoeur)

 

 Flowerpot glacial edge, Croker Bay (photo M. Francoeur)

 

Big Ice, Croker Bay (photo J. Quenneville)

 

The Glacier Up Close (photo J. Quenneville)

Wall of Ice, Croker Bay (photo J. Quenneville)