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First Landing on a South Shetland Islands Beach
If the flight arrives as planned, the first afternoon can end on a South Shetland beach, low and slow among a Gentoo penguin colony of more than four thousand birds.
Read MoreKing George Island
The aerial gateway to Antarctica: a short walk from the airstrip to the shoreline, where Zodiacs wait to carry you to the expedition yacht.
Read MoreSouthern Elephant Seal
The largest seal on Earth: southern elephant seals haul out on Antarctic shores to moult and rest, immense and inert, occasionally seen among the Peninsula's colonies.
Read MoreWeddell Seal
A true Antarctic resident: Weddell seals haul out on fast ice and sheltered shores year-round, remarkably calm and unbothered by visitors.
Read MoreAntarctic Fur Seal
The most abundant seal of the Antarctic Peninsula: agile, curious, and often the first to investigate a Zodiac, with males barking from rocky haul-outs in summer.
Read MoreLeopard Seal
The Antarctic Peninsula's formidable seal predator: a powerful, solitary hunter of icy waters, often seen hauled out on ice floes or patrolling landing beaches.
Read MoreHumpback Whale
The acrobatic baleen whale of the Antarctic summer: humpbacks gorge on krill in the Peninsula's sheltered bays, often surfacing within metres of the Zodiacs.
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Adélie Penguin
The classic Antarctic penguin of the deep south: a black-and-white Brush-tailed penguin that breeds in vast, noisy colonies on the Peninsula's ice-free slopes.
Read MoreYankee Harbour Shore Encounter and Photography
Shore landing and photography among gentoo penguins, elephant seals and fur seals at the Yankee Harbour wildlife sanctuary.
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