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Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, lies on the Beagle Channel with a small portion of the Andes mountain range rising above. Ushuaia is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina and the gateway port for many expeditions to Antarctica
Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, lies on the Beagle Channel with a small portion of the Andes mountain range rising above. Ushuaia is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina and the gateway port for many expeditions to Antarctica.
Location: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23604  
Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883
Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883.
Location: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23605  
Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883
Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883.
Location: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23606  
Lago Roca in Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Lago Roca in Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23607  
Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23608  
Hiking path through trees, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Hiking path through trees, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23609  
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23610  
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23611  
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23612  
Unidentified small fern, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Unidentified small fern, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23613  
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23614  
Trees line the edge of an expanse of peat moss, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Trees line the edge of an expanse of peat moss, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23615  
Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina, Ushuaia
Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.
Location: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina
Image ID: 23616  
Mount Olivia (1318m) and the Five Brothers (Mount Cinco Hermanos, 1280m) in the Fuegian Andes rise above Ushuaia, the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. The Beagle Channel fronts Ushuaia in the foreground
Mount Olivia (1318m) and the Five Brothers (Mount Cinco Hermanos, 1280m) in the Fuegian Andes rise above Ushuaia, the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. The Beagle Channel fronts Ushuaia in the foreground.
Location: Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23617  
Steering controls on the M/V Polar Star as it passes south through the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Steering controls on the M/V Polar Star as it passes south through the Beagle Channel.
Location: Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23620  
Bird watching, birding from the tallest deck of the M/V Polar Star as it sails south through the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Bird watching, birding from the tallest deck of the M/V Polar Star as it sails south through the Beagle Channel.
Location: Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23621  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13956  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13957  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13958  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13959  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13960  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13961  
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 13962  
Altum angelfish, Pterophyllum altum
Altum angelfish.
Species: Altum angelfish, Pterophyllum altum
Image ID: 13975  
Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey, Electrophorus electricus
Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey.
Species: Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus
Image ID: 13989  
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 14701  
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 14702  
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 14703  
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend, Pygocentrus nattereri
Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend.
Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Image ID: 14704  
Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Silver arowana.
Species: Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Image ID: 14706  
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