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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Antarctic Peninsula
The species is the largest of the (mostly much smaller) petrels, sometimes mistaken for a small albatross. They are important scavengers, feeding on carcasses…
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The Black-browed Albatross, Antarctic Peninsula
The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and…
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South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki), dark phase, Antarctic Peninsula
It breeds on Antarctic coasts, usually laying two eggs in November and December. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the Pacific, Indian…
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Path of a Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony to coast, Antarctic Peninsula
The Adélie Penguin is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast, which is their only residence. They are among the most…
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Adélie Penguins, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000…
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Icebergs, Antarctic Peninsula
Huge icebergs are breaking of every year from the huge Antarctic ice sheet, the largest single mass of ice on Earth. About 61% of…
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Cape Petrel (Daption capense), Antarctic Peninsula
The Cape Petrel, also called Cape Pigeon, is one of the most common seabirds of the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica. They have an…
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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Antarctic Peninsula
The species is the largest of the (mostly much smaller) petrels, sometimes mistaken for a small albatross. They are important scavengers, feeding on carcasses…
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Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
The Antarctic tern is the most common tern species in Antarctica, nesting on most of the sub-Antarctic islands. They breed in November-December and are…
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Iceberg contours, Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell Sea in Antarctica , where this iceberg was pictured, is one of the regions driving large-scale ocean circulation, otherwise known as thermohaline…
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Glacier ice and sea ice, Antarctic Peninsula
Unlike the Arctic, which at its center is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive…
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Shelf-Iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula
An ice shelf is a thick platform of ice that forms at the grounding line of a glacier, where the glacier meets the coastline.…