images of South Shetland islands
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British Antartic Territories- flag. The South Shetland Islands consist of four main island groups: Clarence and Elephant islands; King George and Nelson islands; Robert, Greenwich, Livingston, Snow and Deception islands; and Smith and Low islands. The islands cover 3687 sq km and are about 80% glaciated. The highest point, Mt Foster, rises up to 2105m and is found on Smith Island. images of the
South Shetland
islands (British Antartic Territories)
South Shetland islands - Deception island: abandoned whaleboat at whalers bay, aka New Sandefjord (photo by Rod Eime) Deception island: abandoned whaleboat at whalers bay South Shetland islands - Deception island: not everybody survived - grave in the Antarctic landscape (photo by Rod Eime) Deception island: not everybody survived
South Shetland islands - Deception island: the Vavilov at anchor in Whalers Bay - Russian icebreaker (photo by Rod Eime) Deception island: the Vavilov at anchor in Whalers Bay South Shetland islands - Deception island: barrel fragments strewn across volcanic sand (photo by Rod Eime) Deception island: barrel fragments strewn across volcanic sand
South Shetland islands - Deception island / isla Decepción: bum blisters while feet freeze at Pendulum Cove - hot water pond (photo by Marcel Wagner) Deception island: bum blisters while feet freeze at Pendulum Cove Deception island: abandoned whale oil factory in Whaler's Bay (photo by B.Cloutier) Deception island: abandoned whale oil factory in Whalers Bay
Elephant island: Gentoo penguin - pygoscelis papua (photo by G.Frysinger) Elephant island: Gentoo penguin Elephant island: a seal (photo by G.Frysinger) Elephant island: a seal
South Shetland islands - Elephant island: penguin colony (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: chinstrap penguin rookery South Shetland islands - Elephant island: bluish skies (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: bluish skies over the Scotia Sea
South Shetland islands - Elephant island: chinstrap penguins - mother with juvenile - pygoscelis antarctica (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: chinstrap penguins - mother with juvenile South Shetland islands - Elephant island: scarps on the Drake passage (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: scarps on the Drake passage
South Shetland islands - Elephant island: scarps on the Drake passage (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: penguins South Shetland islands - Elephant island: scarps on the Drake passage (photo by Marcel Wagner) Elephant island: scarps on the Drake passage 2
King George island, South Shetlands: Bellingshausen research station - Russian tracked vehicle (photo by G.Frysinger) King George island: Bellingshausen research station - Russian tracked vehicle King George island, South Shetlands: Teniente March research station - at the Chilean air base (photo by G.Frysinger) King George island: Teniente March research station - at the Chilean air base
Aitcho Islands, South Shetlands - Antarctic region: the awesome beauty of polar ice (photo by B.CLoutier) Aitcho Islands: the awesome beauty of polar ice Aitcho Islands, South Shetlands: lowering a zodiac from the M/V Orlova (photo by B.CLoutier) Aitcho Islands: lowering a zodiac from the M/V Orlova
credits: photos © by R.Eime, G.Frysinger, BCloutier and M.Wagner / Travel-Images.com
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