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Antarctica | Expert Lecturer/Guides
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Meet our professionals, eager to transform your understanding of Antarctica, its wildlife and its history. All of our guides meet A&K’s rigorous standards of excellence and service. While your final expedition team and staff may vary by departure, you will travel with the highest-calibre experts in the region. |
Bob Burton
As a zoologist and meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey, Burton amassed plenty of polar experience, overwintering twice at Signy Island. He has also served as director of the Whaling Museum on South Georgia Island. An astute Antarctic historian, Burton received the Polar Medal for his research, and a South Georgia cove has been named in his honour.
Dr. Henry Pollack
A professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan, Dr. Pollack’s current research focuses on reconstructing past climate changes from their imprint on temperatures in the rocks beneath the earth’s surface. Dr. Pollack is a member of the Nobel Prizewinning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and on the training faculty of Al Gore’s Climate Project.
Dr. James McClintock
Becoming a marine biologist was the fulfilment of a childhood ambition for Dr. McClintock. Today he is an award-winning scientist, author and endowed professor of polar and marine biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was also the designated environmental ecology leader for the 2009 Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropic Journey, Fighting Climate Change, in Antarctica and will lead the journey again in December 2010. His field research has led to breakthroughs in areas ranging from climate and environment to cancer research. Russ Manning
Manning is a veteran of the British Royal Marines. As winter base commander at Signy Island in the South Orkneys, he was awarded the Polar Medal. Manning looks forward to sharing his in-depth knowledge of the White Continent with guests on board MV ‘Le Boreal’.
Charley Wheatley
A marine biologist, oceanographer, research diver and photographer, Wheatley has worked as a marine naturalist with the Scripps Aquarium and as a teacher of oceanography and environmental sciences in San Diego. Since 1987, Wheatley has participated in more than 180 sea voyages.
Rich Pagen
Resident ornithologist, Pagen began his career in conservation biology as an environmental educator. As a biologist for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), he has led tagging studies of sea turtles and sharks. For the past five years, he has conducted shipboard surveys for seabirds, including documenting species distributions, and associations with marine mammals.
Richard Harker
A professional photographer for 20 years, Harker specialises in underwater, wildlife and landscape photography. The last few years have brought him to Antarctica, where he has virtually circumnavigated the continent, dividing his time between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Ross Sea. He joins MV ‘Le Boreal’ as a photo-enrichment coach on select departures to give travellers tips for capturing photographic memories of their journey.
Dr. Marco Favero and Dr. Patricia Silva Drs. Favero and Silva are affiliated with the University of Mar del Plata in Argentina. Their research has included Antarctic subjects in ornithology and marine biology, as well as the ecology, conservation and study of the relationships between the demography of seabirds and climate change.
MV 'Le Boreal'
Spacious and passenger-friendly, she strikes just the right balance between on-board amenities and full-fledged wilderness excitement. On other cruises to different destinations, she carries more than 264 passengers. But in Antarctica, A&K limits the complement to just 199 guests. That’s an important difference: fewer passengers means more shore excursions each day, as well as outside cabins for every guest.
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