Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world.
Species: Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus
Location: Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25455
Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Tourists enjoy the pack ice and towering glaciers of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25529
Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Motoring in an inflatable zodiac through pack ice along the Antarctic Peninsula.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25563
A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water.
Species: Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25576
Lemaire Channel: mountains, sea, ice and clouds, Antarctica. The Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic places on the Antarctic Peninsula, is a straight 11 km long and only 1.6 km wide at its narrowest point.
Location: Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25622
Visitors enjoy an inflatable ride through the strange environs of a bizarrely-shaped iceberg, on a cloudy day.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24995