Antarctica: My Experience at the Bottom of the World

Program Type:

Educational Lecture, Science, World & Wildlife

Age Group:

Adult
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on December 12, 2025 @ 2:30pm.
  • Registration with a valid Emma Clark Library card is required except where otherwise noted.

Program Description

Event Details

In this exciting talk, Dr. Marianne McNamara, Professor of Biology and Oceanography at Suffolk County Community College, will highlight the adventures of conducting research on and living aboard an icebreaker for two months at the bottom of the world. Find out how scientists work (and play) in this harsh, remote - but beautiful - setting. Enjoy breath-taking photography while she describes traveling in 60-foot seas, navigating the Ross Ice Shelf (the farthest point south approachable by ship), working in subzero temperatures under 24-hours of daylight, and encountering the locals (seals, whales, and penguins)!

Photograph of a small penguin from Antarctica posed with wings splayed wide in front of a snowy scene

Disclaimer(s)

Out-Of-District Registration Enabled

REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED FOR ALL SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Simply supply the barcode number from your local library card to register.

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