909-178 - Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony - some still lying on their eggs, others already have their chicks. Neko Harbour, Antarctica

909-116 - Strandflat coastlines due to isostatic rebounce. Myggbukta (Mosquito Bay) at the Hold With Hope peninsula, NE-Greenland.

909-56 - Humans and wildlife struggling in Antarctic snowdrift. Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica.

909-195 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) checking on its chick while sitting on nest. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-188 - Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) parents communicating with both of their hungry chicks. Petermann Island, Antarctica

909-32 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-58 - Birdcliffs at Grimsey. Northern Iceland

909-175 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick sitting on a nest. The chick is flapping its wings. Neko Harbour, Antarctica

909-244 - Meet up of two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) the weaker one has to give way. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-147 - View from Hornbjarg towards Hornvik Bay. Northern Iceland.

909-129 - Rockwalls in ?-Fjord. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-151 - Entrance to the harbour of Heimaey. Vestmannaeyjar Islands, Southern Iceland

909-127 - Rockwalls in ?-Fjord. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-239 - Two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) approaching while swimming amongst melting ice floes. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-17 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother protecting her two cubs . WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-199 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) sitting on nest with two eggs. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-119 - Salvinvs Albatross (Diomedea Cauta Salvini) getting attracted by squid. Bounty Islands, Subantarctic New Zealand.

909-197 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) sitting with chick on its nest. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-1 - Bowriding White-Beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris). Northern Iceland

909-40 - Two young male Hooker’s Sea Lions (Phocarctos Hookeri) play fight. Snares Island, Subantarctic New Zealand. (RR)

909-47 - Fighting adult Royal Penguins (Eudyptes Schlegeli). Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Subantarctic Australia.

909-108 - Shipsbased cruise in Hornsund. Spitsbergen

909-143 - View from the Volcano Eldfell down to the settlement Heimaey. Vestmannaeyjar Islands, Southern Iceland

909-221 - Huge colony of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) framed by tussock grass. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Subantarctic (rr)

909-9 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking on snow. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-23 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) and its mirroring in a meltwater pond. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-85 - Early winter impressions in Harefjord. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-171 - Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) sitting on iceberg. Danco Island, Antarctic Peninsula

909-200 - Two humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming in front of an icy coastline. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-48 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes Patagonicus) feeding its hungry chick. Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Subantarctic Australia

909-31 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-242 - A Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking its fur after climbing out of the water . Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-54 - Colony of Adªlie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adeliae) at the Ninnis/Mertz memorial. Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica

909-36 - Antarctic Fur Seal (Balaenoptera Musculus) sitting in between tussock grass. Grytviken, South Georgia, Subantarctic, Southern Ocean.

909-247 - Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with her tired cup who is lying behind on the ice. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-14 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) walking along a pebbled beach. L¬gØya, Svalbard.

909-181 - Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) lying and resting on ice. Pléneau Island, Antarctica

909-162 - Huge colony of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) shuttling food from the sea to the hungry chicks ashore. Paulet Island, Weddell Sea

909-30 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-125 - Open pack ice and Admiralty Mountains Range in background. Adare Peninsula, Ross Sea, Antarctica

909-39 - Female Hooker’s Sea Lions (Phocarctos Hookeri) and a puppy in between. Sandy Bay, Auckland Island, Subantarctic New Zealand. (RR)

909-113 - Northern Lemaire Channel - shaped and formed by ice. Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

909-53 - Adult Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) incubating its eggs. Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica

909-135 - View from Danielssenkrateret towards Northeast and Mt Beerenberg, 2277m. Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Island

909-79 - South Polar Skuas (Catharacta Maccormicki) patrolling a colony of Hooker’s Sea Lions (Phocarctos Hookeri). Sandy Bay, Auckland Island, Subantarctic New Zealand.

909-137 - Signpost in Olonkinbyen, Bay B¬tvika. Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Island

909-152 - Entrance to the harbour of Heimaey. Vestmannaeyjar Islands, Southern Iceland

909-83 - Frost weathered rock nearby the glacier lagune J‡kuls?rlÄn. Southern Iceland

909-55 - Adult Adªlie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) collecting stones for the nest construction. Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica

909-67 - Five gaming Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora). Campbell Island, Subantarctic New Zealand. (RR)

909-59 - Razorbill (Alca torda) at Grimsey. Northern Iceland

909-241 - Two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) approaching while swimming amongst melting ice floes. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-72 - SalvinÃs Albatross (Diomedea Cauta Salvini) getting attracted by squid. Bounty Islands, Subantarctic New Zealand

909-50 - Large colony of King Penguins (Aptenodytes Patagonicus). Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Subantarctic Australia.

909-212 - Ship wreck "Kapitän Leonidas" in a Chilean Fjords secenery. Canal Mesier, Southern Chile

909-193 - Adult Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) with chick lying down in an Antarctic secenery. Petermann Island, Antarctica

909-157 - Huge colony of Adélie Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis adeliae) waiting for their parents to retrun and feed them. Paulet Island, Weddell Sea

909-71 - Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea Epomophora) sitting in nest with its chick. Campbell Island, Subantarctic New Zealand.

909-117 - Mountainous scenery with Inuit settlement "Augpilagtoq". Prins Christian Sund, S-Greenland.

909-64 - Wandering Albatross (Diomedea Exulans) walking in between tussock grass. Prion Island, South Georgia, Subantarctic, Southern Ocean.

909-3 - Spyhopping Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca). McMurdo ice channel, Ross Sea, Antarctica

909-12 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with two cubs walking on sea ice. Rijpfjorden, Svalbard.

909-86 - Early winter impressions in RØdefjord. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-186 - Heartshaped hole in an Antarctic blue iceberg. Pléneau Island, Antarctica

909-28 - Curious polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-196 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) checking on its chick while sitting on nest. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-190 - Two Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks enjoying childhood guarded by one of their parents. Petermann Island, Antarctica

909-250 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on a huge pack ice field, in the background a mountain silhouette . Nordenskiàldbukta, North of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-120 - Tabular icebergs with Admiralty Mountains Range in background. Nearby Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica

909-173 - Penguin pathways melted into the snow . Cuverville Island, Antarctica

909-110 - View from Col Lyall Saddle. Campbell Island, Subantarctic New Zealand.

909-89 - Early winter impressions in RØdefjord . Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-133 - Infrastructur on top of Danielssenkrateret. Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Island

909-33 - Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on an ice floe. Scoresbysund, East Greenland

909-145 - View from the Volcano Eldfell towards the harbour of Heimaey. Vestmannaeyjar Islands, Southern Iceland

909-155 - Adult Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) leaving its chick for finding food. Paulet Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

909-202 - Leopard Seal (Hydruga leptonyx) lying on ice and raising its head. Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

909-158 - Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chick. Paulet Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

909-227 - The cleaned-up former whaling station of Grytviken. Grytviken, South Georgia, Subantarctic

909-106 - Mt Beerenberg, 2277m. Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Island

909-98 - Summit of Mt Beerenberg, 2277m, seen from a long distance and the sea . Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Island

909-218 - Two displaying Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus). Livingston Island, Antarctica

909-228 - The church situated at the former whaling station of Grytviken. Grytviken, South Georgia, Subantarctic

909-230 - Adult Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) with chick below tussock grass. Cooper Bay, South Georgia, Subantarctic

909-204 - Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) lying and resting on ice. Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

909-232 - Two female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) accompanied by two cubs each walking off from each other after having had a close met up. South of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic (rr)

909-174 - Adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) trying to feed its chick with krill. Neko Harbour, Antarctica

909-213 - Traveling through the English Narrows or Angostura Inglesa. Angostura Inglesa closeby Puerto Edén, Southern Chile

909-92 - LernerØyane in Liefdefjorden. Northern Spitsbergen

909-41 - HookerÃs Sea Lion (Phocarctos Hookeri) lying amongst tussock. Campbell Island, Subantarctic New Zealand .

909-94 - Emmabreen in Liefdefjorden. Northern Spitsbergen

909-19 - Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) mother with three cubs feeding on the remains of a walrus skin. WilhelmØya, Svalbard.

909-176 - Two adult Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) sitting both on their nests with chicks. Neko Harbour, Antarctica

909-243 - Two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) sniffing each other during a close meet up on an ice floe. Northwest of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, High Norwegian Arctic

909-34 - Bearded Seal (Erignathus Barbatus) resting on sea ice. North Spitsbergen, Svalbard

909-185 - Leopard Seal (Hydruga leptonyx) lying and resting on ice. Pléneau Island, Antarctica

909-206 - Blue ice and icebergs while traveling in Antarctica. Pléneau Island, Antarctica

909-209 - Spyhopping Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf . Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

909-189 - Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing face to face. Petermann Island, Antarctica

909-205 - Whalebones - relicts from early whaling in the Deep South. Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula