South Georgia Island Photo

Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   South Georgia Island South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. South Georgia Island Photo. Image ID: 24317   Location: South Georgia Island   King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. South Georgia Island Picture. Image ID: 24581   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island   Sunset clouds create a colorful arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. Stock Photography of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24073   Location: Southern Ocean   Photograph of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24682   Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island Pano dimensions: 1886 x 21281   King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. South Georgia Island Photos. Image ID: 24388   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island   Adult male Antarctic fur seal (bull), chasing down a female in his harem to confirm his dominance, during mating season. South Georgia Island Image. Image ID: 24334   Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. Professional stock photos of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24383   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island   King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. Pictures of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24384   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island   Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor. South Georgia Island Photo. Image ID: 24593   Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island   Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. South Georgia Island Picture. Image ID: 23679   Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. Stock Photography of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24318   Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island   Wandering albatross, on nest and the Prion Island colony. 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. Photograph of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24385   Species: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans Location: Prion Island, South Georgia Island   King penguin preening. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. South Georgia Island Photos. Image ID: 24387   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island   Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. South Georgia Island Image. Image ID: 24390   Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island   Antarctic fur seal. Professional stock photos of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24392   Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island   Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. Pictures of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24393   Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island   Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. South Georgia Island Photo. Image ID: 24580   Location: Grytviken, South Georgia Island   Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. South Georgia Island Picture. Image ID: 24687   Location: Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island   M/V Polar Star approaches Risting Glacier at the end of Drygalski Fjord. Stock Photography of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24688   Location: Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island   King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. Photograph of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24386   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island   Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay. South Georgia Island Photos. Image ID: 24583   Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island   Gentoo penguins, calling, heads raised. South Georgia Island Image. Image ID: 24690   Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island   Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. Professional stock photos of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24703   Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island   Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. Pictures of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24391   Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island   Hiker looks down on Stromness Harbour from the pass high above. South Georgia Island Photo. Image ID: 24582   Location: Stromness Harbour, South Georgia Island   Gentoo penguins, permanent nesting colony in grassy hills about a mile inland from the ocean, near Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island. South Georgia Island Picture. Image ID: 24586   Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Stromness Harbour, South Georgia Island   View of Godthul, from the grassy slopes of South Georgia. The name Godthul, or "Good Hollow", dates back to Norwegian whalers who used this bay as a anchorage. Stock Photography of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24689   Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island   Gentoo penguins nesting beside a lake, snow-covered South Georgia mountains in the background. Photograph of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24691   Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island   King penguins and whale bones, on the cobblestone beach at Godthul, South Georgia Island. The whale bones are evidence of South Georgia's long and prolific history of whaling. South Georgia Island Photos. Image ID: 24692   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island   King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. South Georgia Island Image. Image ID: 24316   Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

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Updated: September 9, 2010