Subantarctic Islands Geology
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In this panorama of the beach at St Andrews Bay, South Georgia you can see all the Elephant Seals occupying their breeding areas on the beach. Each male Elephant Seal will defend his harem of dozens of females, in order to mate with them, weighing several tonnes their battles can be incredibly violent and make the grou...
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This is part of the King Penguin colony at St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. There are several hundred thousand pairs that breed here, and thousands of Elephant seals too. You might have seen the Elephant Seal battle on the BBC's Frozen Planet series, well, that was filmed here.
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King penguins at Sandy Bay
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Old dense icebergs that have broken off from the Antarctic ice sheets travel northward through the Southern Ocean, melting and breaking into smaller pieces as they encounter warmer water. In this shallow bay in the South Orkney Islands, a considerable number of large, dense icebergs have come to rest in water that ...
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With the hundreds of thousands of King Penguins surrounding us, it is easy to believe that St. Andrews Bay is the largest King Penguin rookery in the world. This savvy traveler is demonstrating a very effective way to enjoy the penguins. If you just sit down and watch quietly, the King Penguins will come over and che...
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We have sailed around South Georgia and are making one last stop before turning westward toward the Falkland Islands. Here we have Prion Island with the glaciers and mountains of South Georgia in the distance. You might notice some of the birds in the sky around the island. The yacht is the home base for the fol...
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Here is a closer look at West Point Island's Rockhopper Penguin and Black-browed Albatross nests You can see more Albatrosses in the sky and on the cliffs in the distance.
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We crossed the Wooly Gut from West Falkland, and we landed on West Point Island on a bright Sunday morning. Land Rovers took us across the island to these grassy cliffs that overlook the Atlantic Ocean. Here we found a colony of Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatross. I can understand the how the island got its...
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This is our first view of Gold Harbour, seen from the deck of the Professor Multanovskiy. Athough the animals are too far away to see in this panorama, you can see the mountains and glaciers and a rather interesting waterfall. You can see the King Penguins and the Elephant Seals in their own panoramas on this site.
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West Point Island is just off the northwest corner of West Falkland Island. It is the last day of landings on our cruise, and the weather is warm and sunny, which is a bright contrast from our landings in Antarctica and South Georgia. We will be looking for the Black-browed Albatrosses and the Rock-hopper Penguins ...
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