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  • Deception Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.  Kayaks launched near Pendulum Cove's thermal waters in Whaler's Bay, a protected harbor. Deception Island is the site of a circular flooded volcanic caldera. Conditions had to be perfect in order to kayak outside of the Bay, and they were. On the shore are rusting remains of Whaling operations (1911 to 1931) and the ruins of a WWII British base, Port Foster (1944-1967). Evacuated after a volcanic eruption, then closed permanently in 1969 after another eruption. Chinstrap penguins in the steam of the volcanics that are still warming the beach sand at Whaler's Bay.
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  • Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic peninsula
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  • Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic Peninsula. In the background is the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, which was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists. It is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. Antarctic Peninsula...
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  • Leopard seals on an ice flow near Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic peninsula
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  • Half Moon Island, home to over 3000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, many with chicks at this time of year, late in the Antarctic summer. Off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • Tourists view the sunset on board the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. .
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • Two minke whales surface in iceberg littered waters in the Antarctic Peninsula, seven miles south of the Errera channel..
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • A group of minke whales surface in iceberg littered waters in the Antarctic Peninsula, seven miles south of the Errera channel. .
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  • Minke whales plough through iceberg littered waters in the Antarctic Peninsula, seven miles south of the Errera channel. .
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  • Half Moon Island, home to over 3000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, many with chicks at this time of year, late in the Antarctic summer. Off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • Tourists visit Half Moon Island, home to over 3000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, many with chicks at this time of year, late in the Antarctic summer.
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  • The setting sun casts a golden glare on the iceberg-littered waters of the Antarctic Peninsula, seven miles south of the Errera channel.
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  • An adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, watches humpback whales from an inflatable zodiac boat in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. The icebreaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and although scientists still use it occasionally, it is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • Tourists in zodiac boats watch humpback whales in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • Leopard seals on an ice flow near Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic peninsula.
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  • Kayaking off Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic penninsula
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • Deception Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.  Kayaks launched near Pendulum Cove's thermal waters in Whaler's Bay, a protected harbor. Deception Island is the site of a circular flooded volcanic caldera. Conditions had to be perfect in order to kayak outside of the Bay, and they were. On the shore are rusting remains of Whaling operations (1911 to 1931) and the ruins of a WWII British base, Port Foster (1944-1967). Evacuated after a volcanic eruption, then closed permanently in 1969 after another eruption. Chinstrap penguins in the steam of the volcanics that are still warming the beach sand at Whaler's Bay.
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  • Faith D'aluisio kayaking in Antarctica off the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists. The icebreaker is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. Skontorp Cove. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Deception Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.  organizing the kayaks to be launched near Pendulum Cove's thermal waters in Whaler's Bay, a protected harbor. Deception Island is the site of a circular flooded volcanic caldera. Conditions had to be perfect in order to kayak outside of the Bay, and they were. On the shore are rusting remains of Whaling operations (1911 to 1931) and the ruins of a WWII British base, Port Foster (1944-1967). Evacuated after a volcanic eruption, then closed permanently in 1969 after another eruption. Chinstrap penguins in the steam of the volcanics that are still warming the beach sand at Whaler's Bay.
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  • An adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, watches humpback whales from an inflatable zodiac boat in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. The icebreaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and although scientists still use it occasionally, it is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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