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255 images Created 31 Mar 2020

Antarctica

The Antarctic is almost a geographic opposite of the Arctic. It contains a land mass, known as the continent of Antarctica, surrounded by ocean whereas the Arctic is ocean surrounded by land (Greenland, North America, Russia, etc.). During the winter, up to 18 million square kilometers (6.9 million sq.miles) of ocean is covered in sea ice, but by the end of summer, only about 3 million sq.km/1.1 million sq.miles) of sea ice remains. The Antarctic ice shelf deflects some of the sun's rays away from the Earth, keeping temperatures liveable. The Antarctic region includes not only the continent of Antarctica, but also the Antarctic Peninsula and hundreds of islands including the island of South Georgia. The oceans in the Antarctic support masses of the world's sealife - including 15 species of whale and dolphin, 5 species of penguin, 6 different species of seal and more. The nutrient-rich water of the Antarctic waters encourage the vital blooming of phytoplankton, microscopic, single-celled plants that drift near the ocean's surface and live off of carbon dioxide and the sun's rays. Plankton is the vital and main staple in the diet of krill, which in turn is the main diet of all baleen whales, seals, and literally hundreds of different animals. Baleen whales, such as a humbpack or single blue whale, for example, eat up to a staggering 8,000 pounds of krill every day for a four month period in order to accumulate blubber for warmth after the summer. The Ross ice shelf in the Antarctic is the size of France being the largest single mass of ice on Earth. Antarctica is the windiest continent on the planet. The famous katabatic winds can reach up to 200 mph (320 km/h). Most people don't realize that Antarctica is a desert. It only receives two inches of precipitation on average a year.
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  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0478a.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0187_V.jpg
  • Ice berg and tabular ice beneath storm clouds at Brown Bluff, West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0004.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0477d.jpg
  • A sunlit iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands at dusk beneath a sky filled with storm clouds, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1403.jpg
  • Three emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) walking on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0013.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding”, propelling themselves over the ice on the stomachs,Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0392.jpg
  • tarris_antarctic_03_20_0444a.jpg
  • Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) laying in the snow on a snowy day, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0126.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) looking out to sea, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0655.jpg
  • A sunlit iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands at dusk beneath a sky filled with storm clouds, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1395.jpg
  • Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) with flared nostrils swimming next to an iceberg, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0668.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) walking across the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0447.jpg
  • Three emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) moving across the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0026.jpg
  • Tourists in zodiacs floating in brash ice in front of a glacier at Point Wild ,Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0983.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0509a.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) coming to the surface to breathe air through nostrils on top of its head called blowholes, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0604.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0200_V.jpg
  • Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) laying on sea ice, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0631.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0571.jpg
  • Three emperor penguins  (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0009.jpg
  • A motion-blur of a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) walking on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0258.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) marching in line in a snow  storm, Devil’s Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0152.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0478b.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding”, propelling themselves over the ice on the stomachs,Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0470.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) fstanding on a small piece of ice in the water, Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0054.jpg
  • A Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)  picking up stones to build its nest during breeding season, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1208.jpg
  • A portrait of a Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)  sitting on the beach,Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1227.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on an iceberg off the coast of Paulet Island, Paulet Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1002.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0530a.jpg
  • Emperor penguins  (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing out on the ice on a cloudy day, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0045.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) walking on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0201.jpg
  • Ice berg and tabular ice beneath storm clouds at Brown Bluff, West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0019.jpg
  • A pair of  Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on a nest, bend over to look at and check on their egg, Paulet Island,Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0824.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing on an ice berg, Brown Bluff, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0324.jpg
  • An iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1396.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) laying on his belly while sleeping out on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0048.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0096.jpg
  • An iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1392.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) marching in line in a snow storm, Paulet Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0227.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding”, propelling themselves over the ice on the stomachs,Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0036.jpg
  • A leopard seal  (Hydrurga leptonyx) swimming, Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0860.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0204_V.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) coming to the surface to breathe air through nostrils on top of its head called blowholes, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0621.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0381.jpg
  • Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) sitting on a nest, bends over to look at and check on his/her egg, Paulet Island,Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0783.jpg
  • Three emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0016.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing on an ice berg, Brown Bluff, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0206.jpg
  • A line of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding”, propelling themselves over the ice on their stomachs,  Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0480.jpg
  • A sunlit iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands at dusk beneath a sky filled with storm clouds, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1399.jpg
  • Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing on an ice berg, Brown Bluff, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0204.jpg
  • An emperor  penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) sleeping while standing out on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0029.jpg
  • A Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) sitting on a beach,Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0438.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) coming to the surface to breathe air through nostrils on top of its head called blowholes, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0607.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) plays with a flag marking safe areas for tourists to walk during moulting season, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0646.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0352.jpg
  • Historic bust of Chilean Captain Luis Pardo who rescued the 22 stranded crewman of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, The Endurance ,Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0867.jpg
  • Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing out on the ice on a cloudy day, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0043.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0224.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) walking across the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0388.jpg
  • Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding” or propelling  themselves across the ice on their stomachs, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0416.jpg
  • Two emperor penguins  (Aptenodytes Forsteri) standing on the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0432.jpg
  • Two Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) fighting during the breeding season, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0666.jpg
  • A line of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) “belly sledding”, propelling themselves over the ice on their stomachs,  Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0473.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0461.jpg
  • Tourists in a zodiac in front of a glacier in the Antarctic are whale watching, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0599.jpg
  • A motion-blur of a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) walking on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0122.jpg
  • Unable to hunt and feed, a colony of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) stays on a rocky shoreline during their catastrophic moulting period where they lose their feathers all at once and are unable to go in the water without their waterproof feathers, Baily Head, Deception Island,Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0741.jpg
  • A motion-blur of a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) walking on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0139.jpg
  • A colony of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) looks down over the sea where a zodiac of tourists cruises past an ice berg, Paulet Island,Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0899.jpg
  • A portrait of a Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)  laying in the snow  on a snowy beach, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1055.jpg
  • A Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)  picking up stones to build its nest during breeding season, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1111.jpg
  • Tourists in a zodiac in the Antarctic are whale watching, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0597.jpg
  • A zodiac with tourists cruising between big icebergs in an Antarctic landscape on a cloudy day, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0640a.jpg
  • Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) struggle to climb a steep scree slope, Baily Head, Deception Island,Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0755.jpg
  • Brash ice floating in front of a glacier at Point Wild ,Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0974.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) coming to the surface to breathe air through nostrils on top of its head called blowholes, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0619.jpg
  • A close-up portrait of a young gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), during the last stage of molting,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0073.jpg
  • Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) standing on the beach in the Antarctic, Gourdin Island, Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0425.jpg
  • Ice berg and tabular ice beneath storm clouds at Brown Bluff, West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0011.jpg
  • A close-up of a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0024.jpg
  • Tabular icebergs between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1391.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) flapping its wings, Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0046.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0556.jpg
  • An iceberg between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Sandwich Islands, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_1390.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) fstanding on a small piece of ice in the water, Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0052.jpg
  • An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) walking across the ice, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_Emperors_11_22_0300.jpg
  • A motion-blur of a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) walking on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0261.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) vocalizing an ‘ecstatic’ call on the beach,  Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0350.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) standing on the beach in the Antarctic, Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0403.jpg
  • Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) coming out of a wave after feeding in the sea, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
    Antarctica_11_22_0704.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) standing on the beach in the Antarctic, Brown Bluff,West Antarctica Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0420.jpg
  • A close-up of a Weddell seal face (Leptonychotes weddellii) swimming, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0427c.jpg
  • An inquisitive humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spyhopping at the surface of the water, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0549.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) coming to the surface to breathe air through nostrils on top of its head called blowholes, Charlotte Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0622.jpg
  • Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) laying on sea ice, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0630.jpg
  • A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) looking out to sea, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0653.jpg
  • Baily Head, Deception Island,Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0707.jpg
  • Unable to hunt and feed, a colony of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) stays on a rocky shoreline during their catastrophic moulting period where they lose their feathers all at once and are unable to go in the water without their waterproof feathers, Baily Head, Deception Island,Antarctic Peninsula, The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0732.jpg
  • Two chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) standing on a rocky outcrop, Point Wild, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands,The Antarctic
    tarris_antarctic_03_20_0905.jpg
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