Antarctica

After 2 (stormy) days on the Drake you wake up to this and know you have reached Antarctica! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9XyddZTtA&list=PLiN-7mukU_REd0NotsirII8QaG5eKZmA4

Gentoo penguins are the 3rd largest species of penguin. They breed on the Antarctic peninsula and on Subantarctic islands, using snow free areas to build their nest of stones. Often the nests lie quite high up and the birds have to struggle uphill. Downwards they like to toboggan on their bellies;-) These photos are from Peterman Island where all 3 species of pygoscelis can be watched (apart from gentoo also Adelie/ Pygoscelis adeliae and chinstrap/Pygoscelis antarcticus). Visitors should keep their distance and never block the birds' way to the sea. ukaht.org/latest-news/22-interesting-facts-about-gentoo-penguins de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eselspinguin Hopping Climbing Tobogganing

Adelie penguins at Petermann Island en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_penguin de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeliepinguin

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Lemaire Channel is a 11km long and (at the narrowest point) 1600m wide passage between Booth Island (left) and Kiev Peninsula.

Looking back into Lemaire Channel at quarter past 10 in the evening. At some 65° S and still at least a day's journey from the Antarctic circle the sun does go down at night.

Colloquially named after a lady working for the British Antarctic Survey at Port Stanley, the two basalt towers are situated at Cape Renard at the northern end of Lemaire Channel

Jougla Point: Gentoo chick being fed by its parent with regurgitated krill and squid.

Port Lockroy (Historic Site and Monument No. 61 under the Antarctic Treaty) was established on Goudier Island in 1944 under Operation Tabarin .