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  • Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky) is a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica. The United Kingdom first established research here as Base F or "Argentine Islands" on Winter Island in 1947, then built a larger hut on Galindez Island in 1954, renamed it Faraday Station in 1977, and shocked the scientific community by discovering the Antarctic "ozone hole" in 1985. The base was transferred to Ukraine in 1996.
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  • A Zodiac boat explores a blue iceberg arch melting in Neko Harbor (an inlet of the Southern Ocean), at Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Scientists have measured temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula as warming faster than anywhere else on earth. An overwhelming consensus of world scientists agree that global warming is indeed happening and humans are contributing to it through emission of heat-trapping "greenhouse gases," primarily carbon dioxide (see www.ucsusa.org). Since the industrial revolution began, humans have increased atmospheric CO2 concentration by 35% (through burning of fossil fuels, deforesting land, and grazing livestock). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A Zodiac boat explores a blue iceberg arch melting in Neko Harbor (an inlet of the Southern Ocean), at Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Scientists have measured temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula as warming faster than anywhere else on  earth. An overwhelming consensus of world scientists agree that global warming is indeed happening and humans are contributing to it through emission of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (see www.ucsusa.org). Since the industrial revolution began, humans have increased atmospheric CO2 concentration by 35% (through burning of fossil fuels, deforesting land, and grazing livestock). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 2009, 2011.
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  • Red buildings at Almirante Brown Antarctic Base are used for summer scientific studies near tidewater glaciers on Paradise Bay, Southern Ocean, Graham Land (the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula), Antarctica. Operated by Argentina, Almirante Brown Antarctic Base (64.895 degrees S, 62.870 degrees W) is named after Admiral Guillermo Brown, the father of the Argentine Navy.
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  • A whaling shipwreck rusts in the Southern Ocean near a white glacier on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • A whaling shipwreck rusts in the Southern Ocean near a white glacier on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • A whaling shipwreck rusts in the Southern Ocean near a white glacier on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) waddle down a snow bank to feed at sea, on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
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  • Old wooden boats survive from the whaling era, near a white glacier on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) waddle down a snow bank to feed at sea, on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. Published in September/October 2008 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings.
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  • Old wooden boats survive from the whaling era, near a white glacier on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) waddle down a snow bank to feed at sea, on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
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  • A Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae, a species of baleen whale) spouts in the Southern Ocean offshore from Antarctica.
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  • Antarctic glaciers compress years of snowfall into banded ice layers, which calve into the Southern Ocean as icebergs with odd shapes and patterns. Panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • A sea stack of volcanic ash erodes from a cliff at Deception Island in the Southern Ocean (also called the Antarctic Ocean). Port Foster is one of the safest harbors in Antarctica, once you pass through narrow Neptune's Bellow (just 230 meters or 755 feet wide), sole entrance to the sea-filled caldera of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) is closed by ice from early April to early December. Whalers Bay is bordered by a large black-sand beach.
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  • A sea stack of volcanic ash erodes from a cliff at Deception Island in the Southern Ocean (also called the Antarctic Ocean). Port Foster is one of the safest harbors in Antarctica, once you pass through narrow Neptune's Bellow (just 230 meters or 755 feet wide), sole entrance to the sea-filled caldera of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) is closed by ice from early April to early December. Whalers Bay is bordered by a large black-sand beach.
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  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Our ship cruises the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) from Ushuaia to Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Our ship cruises the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) from Ushuaia to Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • Port Foster is one of the safest harbors in Antarctica, once you pass through narrow Neptune's Bellow (just 230 meters or 755 feet wide), sole entrance to the sea-filled caldera of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) is closed by ice from early April to early December. Whalers Bay is bordered by a large black-sand beach. Panorama stitched from 7 overlapping images.
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  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Our ship cruises the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) from Ushuaia to Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • At Deception Island, Port Foster is one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. This panorama inside Whaler's Bay shows the narrow Neptune's Bellow (just 230 meters or 755 feet wide), sole entrance to the sea-filled caldera of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) is closed by ice from early April to early December. Whalers Bay is bordered by a large black-sand beach. Panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping images.
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  • The Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) washes onto a black sand beach on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands, near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December. Panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • The Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) washes onto a black sand beach on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands, near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December. Panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • The red and white ship M/S Explorer anchors near an arched blue iceberg at Neko Harbor, Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (in February 2005). Nearby glaciers calve icebergs which melt into the Southern Ocean or dissolve in chunks washed onto the beach. Scientists have measured temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula as warming faster than anywhere else on earth. An overwhelming consensus of world scientists agree that global warming is indeed happening and humans are contributing to it through emission of heat-trapping "greenhouse gases," primarily carbon dioxide (see www.ucsusa.org). Since the industrial revolution began, humans have increased atmospheric CO2 concentration by 35% (through burning of fossil fuels, deforesting land, and grazing livestock).
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  • In February 2005 on the red and white ship M/S Explorer, we anchored near an arched blue iceberg at Neko Harbor, Graham Land (the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula), Antarctica. Reuters News Pictures Service published this image in stories on the M/S Explorer, which sank after hitting an iceberg in 2007 and now lies sunk 600 meters deep in the Southern Ocean. The Explorer, owned by Canadian travel company GAP Adventures, took on water after hitting ice at 12:24 AM EST on Friday November 23, 2007. 154 passengers and crew calmly climbed into lifeboats and drifted some six hours in calm waters. A Norwegian passenger boat rescued and took them to Chile's Antarctic Eduardo Frei base, where they were fed, clothed, checked by a doctor, and later flown to Punta Arenas, Chile. The ship sank hours after the passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
    05ANT-10939_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10847_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10782_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • On Deception Island, a hot spring percolates into a black sand beach pool on Whaler's Bay, great for soaking on a cold day. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • Volcanic ash layers erode from a sea cliff. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-30028_Deception-Is.jpg
  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, few plants except lichen and moss can grow in the harsh climate. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-30005_Deception-Is.jpg
  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, few plants except lichen and moss can grow in the harsh climate. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20248_Deception-Is.jpg
  • On Deception Island, old wood casks, rusting boilers, and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20222_Deception-Is.jpg
  • On Deception Island, an old wooden boat decays on a black sand beach. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • A corregated iron building rusts in a floodplain of volcano-devasted wilderness. On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20219_Deception-Is.jpg
  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, few plants except lichen and moss can grow in the harsh climate. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • Sea lions rest by rusting remnants of a shore-based whaling factory dating from 1910-1931 on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20195_Deception-Is.jpg
  • A Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) waddles across dirty snow at its summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. The adventure cruise ship M/S Explorer anchors offshore in 2005. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. Reuters News Pictures Service published this image in stories on the M/S Explorer, which sank after hitting an iceberg in 2007 and now lies sunk 600 meters deep in the Southern Ocean. The Explorer, owned by Canadian travel company GAP Adventures, took on water after hitting ice at 12:24 AM EST on Friday November 23, 2007. 154 passengers and crew calmly climbed into lifeboats and drifted some six hours in calm waters. A Norwegian passenger boat rescued and took them to Chile's Antarctic Eduardo Frei base, where they were fed, clothed, checked by a doctor, and later flown to Punta Arenas, Chile. The ship sank hours after the passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
    05ANT-10805_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. On the left one penguin feeds two chicks by mouth. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10796_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • People watch Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • People from the M/S Explorer dodge icebergs to arrive via a Zodiac boat wet landing on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. In summer, Cuverville is often home to a large rookery of Gentoo Penguins. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10768_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Zodiac boats land cruise ship visitors on a black sand beach. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • Sea lions rest on black volcanic sand on Deception Island near old wood whale oil casks dating back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20260_Deception-Is.jpg
  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • A corregated iron building rusts in a floodplain of volcano-devasted wilderness. On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20243_Deception-Is.jpg
  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, few plants except lichen and moss can grow in the harsh climate. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20211_Deception-Is.jpg
  • In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, few plants except lichen and moss can grow in the harsh climate of Deception Island. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station and is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The surrounding sea is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10841_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerge from iceberg bejeweled waters of the Southern Ocean to waddle to their summer colony on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10833_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • A Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) waddles on a rocky beach towards a whale bone on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. Crew dig a hole in the beach to reveal a percolating hot spring for soaking. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
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  • A photographer with tripod explores a summer colony of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. The adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
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  • People from the M/S Explorer dodge icebergs to arrive via a Zodiac boat wet landing on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. The rocky Cuverville Island is in Errera Channel off the west coast of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. In summer, Cuverville is often home to a large rookery of Gentoo Penguins. The island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834-1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy. Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is located at 64 degrees 41 minutes South Latitude and 62 degrees 38 minutes West Longitude.
    05ANT-10771_Cuverville-Island.jpg
  • On Deception Island, an old wooden boat decays on a black sand beach. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20237_Deception-Is.jpg
  • A corregated iron building rusts in a floodplain of volcano-devasted wilderness. On Deception Island, rusting boilers and abandoned buildings date back to a shore-based whaling factory 1910-1931. In the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island has one of the safest harbors in Antarctica. Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases run by Argentina and Spain. The island is administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. The sea surrounding Deception Island is closed by ice from early April to early December.
    05ANT-20216_Deception-Is.jpg
  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10982_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • Wind-driven ice blocks our Zodiac boat, requiring pushing to free our path in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. One could easily get stuck for hours under difficult conditions.
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  • icicles drip from an icy overhang which was carved by waves undercutting an iceberg, in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • A blue iceberg calved from a glacier shows a layered pattern as it floats in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Blue iceberg shapes jut from the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Blue iceberg shapes jut from the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Blue iceberg shapes jut from the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
    05ANT-11142.jpg
  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10972_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10973_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • A cruise ship anchors near a tidewater glacier on Paradise Bay, an inlet of the Southern Ocean, Graham Land (the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula), Antarctica.
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  • At Neko Harbor, the Southern Ocean carved arches into a blue iceberg, which was calved from a nearby glacier on Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • A tidewater glacier on the continent of Antarctica calves icebergs into Neko Harbor (an inlet of the Southern Ocean), at Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula.
    05ANT-10947_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • A tidewater glacier cracks crevasse patterns at Neko Harbor (Southern Ocean), Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica. Panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • A tidewater glacier cracks crevasse patterns at Neko Harbor (Southern Ocean), Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica.
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  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) gather in a breeding colony on the continent of Antarctica near blue icebergs at Neko Harbor, Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. We anchored here with the red and white ship M/S Explorer in February 2005 and made a wet landing using Zodiac boats.
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  • Gentoo Penguins rest amid icebergs beached on the continent of Antarctica at Neko Harbor, Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula. An adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
    05ANT-10898_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • In the Southern Ocean offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula, passengers board a red and white cruise ship from a Zodiac boat, in snowy weather.
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  • An old broken window and rusted corregated iron siding decay on an island offshore from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Waves carve an arch from a blue iceberg in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • People in a Zodiac boat cruise by a blue iceberg rising in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • A blue iceberg juts from the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-11026_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10978_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • A tidewater glacier on the continent of Antarctica calves icebergs into Neko Harbor (an inlet of the Southern Ocean), causing ice chunks to collect on a beach of Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula.
    05ANT-10944_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • A tidewater glacier cracks crevasse patterns at Neko Harbor (Southern Ocean), Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica.
    05ANT-10917_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins rest amid icebergs beached on the continent of Antarctica at Neko Harbor. We cruised here on the red and white ship M/S Explorer in February 2005 and made a wet landing using Zodiac boats. Glaciers calve icebergs into the Southern Ocean from Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
    05ANT-10860_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • Holes melt in a iceberg overhang which was carved by undercutting waves, in the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • A blue iceberg juts from the Southern Ocean offshore from Graham Land, the north part of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10985_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" for its spectacular peaks above a narrow passage, Lemaire Channel lies off of Antarctica, between Kiev Peninsula in the continent's Graham Land and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled strait, which is 11 km long and narrows to just 1600 meters wide. Lemaire Channel was first seen by the German expedition of 1873-74, but not traversed until December 1898, when the Belgica of the de Gerlache expedition passed through. De Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the Congo. Popular Antarctic cruises are now attracted to Lemaire Channel by protected waters that are often as still as a lake (a rarity in the storm-wracked Southern Ocean), and the north-south traverse delivers vessels close to Petermann Island, home of the world's southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins. The principal difficulty is that icebergs may fill the channel, especially in early season, obliging a ship to backtrack around the outside of Booth Island to reach Petermann.
    05ANT-10974_Lemaire-Channel.jpg
  • A tidewater glacier cracks crevasse patterns at Neko Harbor (Southern Ocean), Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica.
    05ANT-10926_Neko-Harbor.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins rest amid icebergs beached on the continent of Antarctica at Neko Harbor. We cruised here on the red and white ship M/S Explorer in February 2005 and made a wet landing using Zodiac boats. Glaciers calve icebergs into the Southern Ocean from Graham Land, the north portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica. An adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
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  • Tom and Carol Dempsey visit the continent of Antarctica at Neko Harbor, Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. We cruised here on the red and white ship M/S Explorer in February 2005 and made a wet landing using Zodiac boats. Glaciers calve icebergs into the Southern Ocean. An adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour. Published in November/December 2008 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Sea ice floes clog passage south to the Antarctic Circle in February, southern summer. In February 2005, the M/S Explorer carried us as far south as 65 degrees 41 minutes 67 seconds of South latitude before pack ice stopped progress 40 miles north of the Antarctic Circle. Every place south of the Antarctic Circle experiences a period of twenty-four hours continuous daylight (without sunset) at least once per year, and a period of twenty-four hours continuous night time at least once per year (without sunrise). This happens because the Earth's axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees relative to ecliptic (the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun). At the southern winter solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun to its maximum extent, and the region of permanent darkness reaches its northern limit; at the southern summer solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent, and the region of permanent sunlight reaches its northern limit. As of 2012, the Antarctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66.5622 degrees (66 degrees 33 minutes 44 seconds) south of the Equator. The Antarctic Circle is slowly moving due to gradual changes in the tilt of the Earth's axis: the main long-term cycle causes axial tilt to fluctuate between about 22.1 degrees and 24.5 degrees with a period of 41,000 years.
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  • Sea ice floes clog passage south to the Antarctic Circle in February, southern summer. In February 2005, the M/S Explorer carried us as far south as 65 degrees 41 minutes 67 seconds of South latitude before pack ice stopped progress 40 miles north of the Antarctic Circle. Every place south of the Antarctic Circle experiences a period of twenty-four hours continuous daylight (without sunset) at least once per year, and a period of twenty-four hours continuous night time at least once per year (without sunrise). This happens because the Earth's axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees relative to ecliptic (the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun). At the southern winter solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun to its maximum extent, and the region of permanent darkness reaches its northern limit; at the southern summer solstice, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent, and the region of permanent sunlight reaches its northern limit. As of 2012, the Antarctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66.5622 degrees (66 degrees 33 minutes 44 seconds) south of the Equator. The Antarctic Circle is slowly moving due to gradual changes in the tilt of the Earth's axis: the main long-term cycle causes axial tilt to fluctuate between about 22.1 degrees and 24.5 degrees with a period of 41,000 years.
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  • Women can exchange their bra for a free drink at the bar of Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica. The United Kingdom first established research here as Base F or "Argentine Islands" on Winter Island in 1947, then built a larger hut on Galindez Island in 1954, renamed it Faraday Station in 1977, and shocked the scientific community by discovering the Antarctic "ozone hole" in 1985. The base was transferred to Ukraine in 1996.
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  • A hardy yellow sailboat anchors amid sea ice at Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica. The United Kingdom first established research here as Base F or "Argentine Islands" on Winter Island in 1947, then built a larger hut on Galindez Island in 1954, renamed it Faraday Station in 1977, and shocked the scientific community by discovering the Antarctic "ozone hole" in 1985. The base was transferred to Ukraine in 1996.
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  • Antarctic glaciers compress years of snowfall into banded ice layers, which calve into the Southern Ocean as icebergs with odd shapes and patterns.
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  • Antarctic glaciers compress years of snowfall into banded ice layers, which calve into the Southern Ocean as icebergs with odd shapes and patterns.
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  • In the Southern Ocean, large floating icebergs are calved from Antarctic glaciers.
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  • In a snow flurry on an Antarctic island, Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) waddle to the ocean to retrieve food for chicks. Offshore, a cruise ship anchors amid icebergs. An adult Gentoo Penguin has a bright orange-red bill and a wide white stripe extending across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Of all penguins, Gentoos have the most prominent tail, which sweeps from side to side as they waddle on land, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, "rump-tailed." As the the third largest species of penguin, adult Gentoos reach 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in) high. They are the fastest underwater swimming penguin, reaching speeds of 36 km per hour.
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