South Orkney Islands photos

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Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood, Mirounga leonina, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood.
Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26354  
Iceberg, South Orkney Islands, Coronation Island, Southern Ocean
Iceberg, South Orkney Islands.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26355  
Iceberg, South Orkney Islands, Coronation Island, Southern Ocean
Iceberg, South Orkney Islands.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26356  
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25074  
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Pygoscelis adeliae
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25075  
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Pygoscelis adeliae
Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25076  
Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25077  
Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25078  
Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25086  
Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25087  
Adelie penguin walking across a beach to go out to sea, Pygoscelis adeliae, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin walking across a beach to go out to sea.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25088  
Coronation Island panoramic photo
Coronation Island panoramic photo.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26307  
Panorama dimensions: 3057 x 18473
Iceberg panoramic photo.  Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island
Iceberg panoramic photo. Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26308  
Panorama dimensions: 3115 x 12555
Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island
Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26351  
Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands, Coronation Island, Southern Ocean
Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24938  
Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands, Coronation Island, Southern Ocean
Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24939  
Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level.  While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds
Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24940  
Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level.  While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds
Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds.
Location: Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24941  
Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth.  The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks, Pygoscelis adeliae, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25072  
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25079  
Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood, Mirounga leonina, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood.
Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25080  
Adelie penguin chicks, huddle together in a snowstorm for warmth and protection.  This group of chicks is known as a creche, Pygoscelis adeliae, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin chicks, huddle together in a snowstorm for warmth and protection. This group of chicks is known as a creche.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25168  
Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth.  The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks, Pygoscelis adeliae, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25169  
Adelie penguins chick, Shingle Cove, Pygoscelis adeliae, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguins chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25171  
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25177  
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25178  
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25179  
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove, Macronectes giganteus, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 25180  
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