QE Explorer — Queen Elizabeth Secondary in Surrey, BC, Canada
Location: 175° 0.3588’ W; 76° 30.0’ S
Time: Fri 29 JAN 2023 14:00 UTC
Temperature: -1.2°C, Wind 16 kts W
Float Number: 20572
Float Type: Apex
Float Program: SOCCOM
This float was adopted by Queen Elizabeth Secondary in Surrey, BC, Canada, locally known as simply “QE.” Their school motto is Nomine Dignum, which means “Worthy of the Name.”
![Qe Float Map Sm map of the deployment location for the float QE Explorer](https://www.go-bgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/qe-float-map-sm.jpg)
Recovering a mooring right up against the Ross Ice Shelf. Photo by Jenn Magnusson.
QE Explorer is a “local” float for me…
Surrey School District is right in my backyard! My son started school in Surrey, and both my husband and I were teachers there as well. Thanks to Principal Graham Magnusson for adopting this float and I was happy to launch it on behalf of QE. I hope you continue to follow the float and EXPLORE the data for years to come.
![Qe Ready Sq Sm photo of Jenn Magnusson holding the QE Explorer on the deck](https://www.go-bgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/qe-ready-sq-sm.jpg)
QE Explorer is ready to deploy (yes, that’s me!)
![Qe Logo Sm a photo of the QE logo on the side of the float](https://www.go-bgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/qe-logo-sm.jpg)
The QE logo on the side of the float. Photo by Jenn Magnusson.
This float was deployed latest at night so far…
3:00 AM local time. But since we are so far south that the sun doesn’t even dip below the horizon, we were treated to a warm evening glow during the deployment. It was certainly worth staying up for! (I mean, along with the float deployment, of course.)
![Qe Sunset Side Sm A photo showing the sensors on top of the float as it is being lifted over the side](https://www.go-bgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/qe-sunset-side-sm.jpg)
From this angle you can see the instruments on the top of the float, which include the nitrate probe, oxygen sensor, CTD, and antennas. Photo by Jenn Magnusson.
![Antarctic Sunset Sm A photo of the low sun as the float drifts away](https://www.go-bgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/antarctic-sunset-sm.jpg)
QE Explorer sails off into a stunning Antarctic sunset. Photo by Jenn Magnusson