Tag: Science
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Flat Hal and Our Journals… Reflecting on San Antonio, Chile
#flathal #Chile #SanAntonio Charles Darwin famously kept journals while traveling aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin’s journals were more focused than ours, Flat Hal and his friends are curious about almost everything we encounter! Today in San Antonio, Chile, Flat Hal was excited to share with Flat Halena what he discovered about Tetrapods last year. When…
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Flat Hal Photographed Punta Arenas in 2025
Flat Hal thought an easy day on our ship might be fun when we docked in a city (Punta Arenas) that he and Flat Stanley explored together last year. Initially, Flat Halena thought staying onboard would be restful and calm, but as the day progressed we began to understand why weather can be such an…
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The Sun Set And The Snow Moon Appeared!
Flat Hal and Flat Halena were really confused as they were taking pictures. Sunset was easy enough to recognize, and it was fun trying to capture the golden hues of the setting sun around the stark, frozen landscape of Antarctica. But less than an hour after the put away their cameras it looked the sun…
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The Flat Friends Almost Missed The Penguin Colony!
It seems like the bright white bellies, and bold black backsides of penguins would make them easy to see, but Mother Nature knows what it is doing! These animals are able to blend in to the rocks, and water. At first glance it was hard to believe we had arrived at a much anticipated stop…
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Another Sea Day Discovery
#flatstanley #flathal #phytoplankton A striking sunrise started off a pleasant, if somewhat bouncy day at sea. It was drizzling rain just 20 minutes before this picture, offering clouds for the sun’s rays to illuminate. Later in the day the Flat Friends noticed this portion of the ocean between Brazil and Uruguay has areas with a…
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Belém, the Gateway to the Amazon
#flathal #flatstanley Imagine a city so big it has tall skyscrapers, millions of people, and busy streets filled with cars—but it’s located right at the edge of the world’s largest rainforest! That city is Belém (pronounced beh-LEM), Brazil. Many people think the Amazon is just tiny villages and trees, but Belém is a huge city.…
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Navigating By The Stars…
In the age of Pirates, ships didn’t have computers and GPS navigation, but sailors still looked to satellites for help navigating. They looked to “naturally occurring” satellites… the stars in the sky! Using equipment they brought with them, and knowledge passed down for generations about the position of the stars, they could find their way……
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Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
#flatstanley #flathal The only thing we knew about the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge when we put it on our “blue line” was that it might be a good place to see birds. Given how many birds the flat fellas have tried to photograph around the world , photographing some in Flat Hal’s home state sounded like…
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Úlfseyjarsandur —Djupivogur’s Black Sand Beach
#flathal #flatstanley Flat Hal and Flat Stanley had only one destination in mind as they set out walking in Djupivogur. The black sand beach! Not only is the sand black (thanks to the lava rock and volcanoes on Iceland) this area is said to be home to lots of different species of birds. The flat…
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Djupivogur, Iceland… Where The Flat Fellas Wanted To Hang With The Locals
#flatstanley #flathal As we got off the tender local kids greeted us. They had set up little booths selling painted rocks and other handicrafts they had made. Playing with them looked like fun, but Flat Hal and Flat Stanley decided to stick with their planned walk, and went exploring.
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The Barbary Apes (Macaques) Atop the Rock of Gibraltar
A visit to THEIR home. #flathal #flatstanley #gibraltar #barbaryapes Always remember to give wild animals their personal space. Technology allows us to zoom in and make it look like we were up close and personal, while remaining at a distance that is safe for everyone involved.
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The Flat Fellas Visit St. Michael’s Cave, Gibraltar
#flathal #flatstanley #gibraltar Flat Hal was unsure what to expect from the Awakening Experience, but Flat Stanley declared they should head in and find out. INSIDE the Rock Of Gibraltar was a world of wonder. Dramatic lights were set up to bring this world to life, and invite imaginations to run wild. Stalagmites, Stalactites, flowstone……
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Agadir, Morocco Port Area…
#flathal #flatstanley #agadir #morocco A flock of seagulls were hanging out on the pier opposite our ship, along with two Grey Herons. The flat fellas wondered if the birds were people watching, then they noticed how our ship’s thrusters turned up the water as we pushed away from the pier. Several of the gulls (Yellow-Legged…
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Flat Hal and Flat Stanley are sailing the Southern Ocean!
#flatstanley #flathal #southernocean The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. Whether you are coming from the Atlantic or the Pacific, you can sail as far south as you can, and reach the Southern Ocean. Here you will find a place where scientists from around the world gather to study and do research. Flat Hal and Flat Stanley…