Southern Ocean photos

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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: 25024  
Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes, Cierva Cove
Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25502  
Gentoo penguin colony, Cuverville Island, Pygoscelis papua
Gentoo penguin colony, Cuverville Island.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25533  
Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear, Diomedea exulans
Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear.
Species: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
Location: Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24087  
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, Scotia Sea
Fin whale.
Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24706  
Pintado petrel in flight, Daption capense, Scotia Sea
Pintado petrel in flight.
Species: Pintado petrel, Daption capense
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24707  
Prion in flight, Pachyptila, Scotia Sea
Prion in flight.
Species: Prion, Pachyptila
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24708  
Prion in flight, Pachyptila, Scotia Sea
Prion in flight.
Species: Prion, Pachyptila
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24709  
Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean
Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24756  
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?, Brown Bluff
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24799  
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?, Brown Bluff
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24800  
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?, Brown Bluff
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24803  
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?, Brown Bluff
Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming?.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24804  
Iceberg, Antarctic Sound
Iceberg.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24806  
Small ice floe with penguins, with a large tabular iceberg in the distance, Antarctic Sound
Small ice floe with penguins, with a large tabular iceberg in the distance, Antarctic Sound.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24807  
Brown Bluff, the eroded remains of an extinct volcanic structure, below which many penguins and seabirds nest, Antarctic Sound
Brown Bluff, the eroded remains of an extinct volcanic structure, below which many penguins and seabirds nest.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24809  
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24810  
Light reflections, Paulet Island
Light reflections.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24825  
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface, Paulet Island
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24827  
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface, Paulet Island
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24828  
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface, Paulet Island
Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24829  
A tiny Adelie penguins stands atop an iceberg, Pygoscelis adeliae, Paulet Island
A tiny Adelie penguins stands atop an iceberg.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24830  
Blue iceberg detail, Paulet Island
Blue iceberg detail.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24835  
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  
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean.
Location: Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24837  
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean.
Location: Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24839  
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean.
Location: Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24840  
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean
Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean.
Location: Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24844  
A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color, Scotia Sea
A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24845  
A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color, Scotia Sea
A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24846  
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