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| 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. Image ID: 24383 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor. Image ID: 24593 Location: Fortuna 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. Image ID: 24318 Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| M/V Polar Star approaches Jenkins Glacier (left), Risting Glacier (center) and a third glacier (right) at the end of Drygalski Fjord. Image ID: 24688 Location: Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star anchored in the Bay of Isles,offshore of the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain. Image ID: 24397 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | Drygalski Fjord, passengers on icebreak M/V Polar Star. The water is packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. Image ID: 24684 Location: Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island |
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| Zodiac boats, are lowered into the ocean from the ship M/V Polar Star in preparation for a day exploring New Island in the Falklands. Image ID: 23708 Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | Don't wear your dirty guano covered clothes inside while on the ship M/V Polar Star or you will stink up the living quarters. Image ID: 23709 | Zodiac boats are stacked on the top deck of the ship M/V Polar Star. They are lowered into the water for passengers to go ashore and explore. Image ID: 23710 |
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| Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor. Image ID: 24596 Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island | M/V Polar Star approaches Jenkins Glacier (left), Risting Glacier (center) and a third glacier (right) at the end of Drygalski Fjord. Image ID: 24699 Location: Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island | Birdwatching, on the stern deck of the ship M/V Polar Star. While en route between remote ocean islands such as the Falklands, South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, seabirds often fly alongside the boat. Image ID: 23711 Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
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| 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. Image ID: 24401 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, 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. Image ID: 24402 Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island | Hercules Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor, below the steep mountains of South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24419 Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island |
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| M/V Polar Star at anchor in a snowstorm. Image ID: 24712 Location: Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored amid pack ice in Cierva Cove. Image ID: 25598 Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored near Peterman Island, Antarctica. Image ID: 25606 Location: Peterman Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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| Zodiac boats, are lowered into the ocean from the ship M/V Polar Star in preparation for a day exploring New Island in the Falklands. Image ID: 23712 Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | Wheelhouse of the ship M/V Polar Star, with navigation equipment, helm controls, communications, and a great view. Image ID: 23713 | Observation lounge of the icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star. This is where lectures and happy hours are held. Image ID: 23714 |
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| Sunset viewed through the window of my cabin on the M/V Polar Star, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24097 Location: Southern Ocean | Steeple Jason Island viewed from the M/V Polar Star. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Two large mounds of tussock grass, common throughout the Falkland Islands, are seen. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Image ID: 24285 Location: Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star approaches Elsehul harbor on South Georgia Island. Image ID: 24323 Location: South Georgia Island |
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| M/V Polar Star on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound. Image ID: 24805 Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | M/V Polar Star passes by icebergs on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound. Image ID: 24808 Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | Icebreaker M/V Polar Star near Devil Island, sunrise. Image ID: 24819 Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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| Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, at anchor, Cierva Cove. Image ID: 25517 Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, a pastoral setting with old wooden fence and rolling fields, icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. Image ID: 23804 Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, with icebreak ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. Image ID: 23805 Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
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