Island photos

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Enormous colony of Adelie penguins covers the hillsides of Paulet Island, Pygoscelis adeliae
Enormous colony of Adelie penguins covers the hillsides of Paulet Island.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24836  
Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island.  Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island.  Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world, Pygoscelis antarcticus
Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world.
Species: Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus
Location: Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25455  
Distant icebergs, mountains, clouds, ocean at dawn, in the South Shetland Islands, near Deception Island
Distant icebergs, mountains, clouds, ocean at dawn, in the South Shetland Islands, near Deception Island.
Location: Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25460  
Devil Island, Antarctica Peninsula
Devil Island, Antarctica Peninsula.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 26373  
Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.
Location: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21069  
M/V Polar Star on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound
M/V Polar Star on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24805  
Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones, Pygoscelis adeliae
Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 26362  
Rose islet and Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
Rose islet and Pisonia trees.
Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa
Image ID: 00830  
Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing, Megaptera novaeangliae, Molokai
Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Molokai, Hawaii
Image ID: 04397  
Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, North Seymour Island
Brown pelican.
Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16542  
Darwin Island, with Darwins Arch on the right.  Darwin Island is the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands and is home to enormous numbers of seabirds
Darwin Island, with Darwins Arch on the right. Darwin Island is the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands and is home to enormous numbers of seabirds.
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16618  
Wolf Island is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds.  Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island
Wolf Island is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island.
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16630  
Brown pelican, waves, rocks and cliffs, sunset, Pelecanus occidentalis, Wolf Island
Brown pelican, waves, rocks and cliffs, sunset.
Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16689  
Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 07492  
Mangrove shoreline.  Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant.  Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves.  Punta Albemarle, Isabella Island
Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle.
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16611  
Boat Lammer Law lies at anchor near Isabella Island
Boat Lammer Law lies at anchor near Isabella Island.
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16647  
Isabella Island
Isabella Island.
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16648  
Molokai and water pools, viewed from west Maui
Molokai and water pools, viewed from west Maui.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00253  
Molokai summit and cloud, viewed from west Maui
Molokai summit and cloud, viewed from west Maui.
Location: Molokai, Hawaii
Image ID: 00254  
Sperm whale blows in front of Tokyo Broadcasting System film crew, Physeter macrocephalus, Sao Miguel Island
Sperm whale blows in front of Tokyo Broadcasting System film crew.
Species: Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Location: Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Image ID: 02082  
Socorro Island, sea cliffs and hills, Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Socorro Island, sea cliffs and hills.
Location: Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03472  
Haleakala Volcano crater slope, Maui
Haleakala Volcano crater slope.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04547  
West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane.  Cane fields are often burned to clear cane cuttings, which produces huge amounts of smoke and ash
West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. Cane fields are often burned to clear cane cuttings, which produces huge amounts of smoke and ash.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04550  
Haleakala volcano crater, Maui
Haleakala volcano crater.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05594  
Haleakala volcano crater, Maui
Haleakala volcano crater.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05596  
Napili Point Resort, west Maui
Napili Point Resort, west Maui.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05602  
West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano
West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05859  
West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano
West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05863  
Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos
Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos.
Image ID: 05617  
Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos
Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos.
Image ID: 05623  
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