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Pale-Faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba), Antarctic Peninsula
Sheathbills (with their two species) are the only bird family with a breeding range that falls entirely within the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic. In this…
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Antarctic Peninsula
Glaciers and ice caps form in places where snow and ice build-up during the winter is more than the amount of melt during the…
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Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula
Gentoo penguins breed on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands; smaller populations are found…
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Young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), Antarctic Peninsula
The largest of the Antarctic seals, the Elephant Seal is recognized by the trunk-like nose and impressive size - reaching up to 5.8 metres…
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Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus), Antarctic Peninsula
The Kelp Gull is the souther equivalent of the Northern hemisphere's Lesser Black-backed Gull, but is slightly larger. This coastal gull is omnivores like…
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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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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula
Gentoo penguins breed on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands; smaller populations are found…
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Penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula
The Gentoo Penguin is distinguishable by the bright red beak and has the largest distribution of any penguin. They feed on cod, crustaceans and…
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Antarctic Peninsula
Since the Holocene (the past 10,000 years or the so-called Little Ice Age,) there has been a noted overall retreat in glaciers Worldwide, but…
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Antarctic Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides), Drake Passage
The Antarctic Fulmar, a common seabird of the Southern Hemisphere, is the "sister" of the Northern Fulmar (F. glacialis) in the Arctic. It is…
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Shelf-Iceberg and Snow petrel, North of Antarctic Peninsula
It covers about 98% of the Antarctic continent and is the largest single mass of ice on Earth. It covers an area of almost…
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Sea ice and shelf 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…