Antarctic Peninsula photos

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Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food, Pygoscelis adeliae, Paulet Island
Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25070  
Adelie penguin walking on snow pack, Pygoscelis adeliae, Paulet Island
Adelie penguin walking on snow pack.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25071  
Brown skua in Antarctica, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica, Cuverville Island
Brown skua in Antarctica.
Species: Antarctic skua, Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25495  
Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25496  
Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica, Megaptera novaeangliae
Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25497  
Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers
Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25503  
Brown skua in Antarctica, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica, Cuverville Island
Brown skua in Antarctica.
Species: Antarctic skua, Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25504  
Gentoo penguin portrait, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin portrait.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25505  
Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25506  
Gentoo penguins, two adults displaying courting or nurturing behavior in a mated pair, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguins, two adults displaying courting or nurturing behavior in a mated pair.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25511  
Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25513  
Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, at anchor, Cierva Cove
Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, at anchor, Cierva Cove.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25517  
Brown skua in Antarctica, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica, Cuverville Island
Brown skua in Antarctica.
Species: Antarctic skua, Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25534  
Brown skua in Antarctica, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica, Cuverville Island
Brown skua in Antarctica.
Species: Antarctic skua, Brown skua, Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarctica
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25535  
Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25538  
Gentoo penguin portrait, Pygoscelis papua, Cuverville Island
Gentoo penguin portrait.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25543  
Primavera Base, (Argentina) on the slopes above Cierva Cove, Antarctica
Primavera Base, (Argentina) on the slopes above Cierva Cove, Antarctica.
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25556  
Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy
Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy.
Location: Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25608  
Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island
Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24787  
Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice, Brown Bluff
Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice.
Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24801  
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24811  
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound
Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound.
Location: Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24812  
Summit of Devil Island with portions of the Erebus and Terror Gulf region of the Weddell Sea in the background
Summit of Devil Island with portions of the Erebus and Terror Gulf region of the Weddell Sea in the background.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24816  
Enjoying a sunny warm day on the summit of Devil Island, with the cliffs of Vega Island in the distance
Enjoying a sunny warm day on the summit of Devil Island, with the cliffs of Vega Island in the distance.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24817  
Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island
Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24818  
Tabular iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, near Paulet Island, sunset
Tabular iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, near Paulet Island, sunset.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24820  
The edge of the fast ice along the shore, near Paulet Island
The edge of the fast ice along the shore, near Paulet Island.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24821  
Floating ice and glassy water, sunset, Paulet Island
Floating ice and glassy water, sunset.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24822  
Floating ice and glassy water, Paulet Island
Floating ice and glassy water.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24823  
Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest
Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest.
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 24824  
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