832-409209 - Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) on a lonely beach, Tikehau, Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, Tuherahera, Rangiroa, French Polynesia

860-293286 - Unforgettable sunset near the Baie Charrier hut. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293285 - A highly marshy area, littered with holes more than a meter deep, known as "souilles". Baie Charrier, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293284 - The Marion Dufresne, stationed in Morbihan Bay in front of the Port-aux-Francais base, preparing to weigh anchor for Amsterdam Island. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293281 - The hunters' river. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293280 - Young elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) playing on the edge of Morbihan Bay, in front of Mount Ross. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293279 - View from the bridge of La Curieuse. This 25m-long vessel is used to drop off and pick up scientific and technical teams anywhere outside the Gulf. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293278 - Sunrise on Mont Ross (1850m). Gallieni massif, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293277 - The logistics team boards the helicopter after servicing the hut. Val Studer hut. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293276 - Supplying the Val Studer hut by helicopter. The helicopter drops a net, or "sling", containing several drums filled with equipment and food. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293275 - The experienced helicopter pilot navigates by sight and close to the ground to get his bearings. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293274 - The interior of the Port Elisabeth hut, just enough to shelter in bad weather and sleep in. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293273 - The Port Elisabeth shelter is a spartan little sphere, solidly guyed to the ground because of the strong winds. The blue cans contain food for several people and several weeks. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293272 - Kerguelen Tern (Sterna virgata) in flight. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293271 - Measuring the wing of a Blue Petrel (Halobaena Caerulea). Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293270 - Great-winged petrel (Pterodroma macroptera). Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293269 - Measuring the beak of a Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera). Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293268 - The helicopter has just dropped off a team at the Val Studer hut, with equipment for a renovation project. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293267 - Blue Petrel footprints in the snow. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293265 - Preparing a scientific glaciology and geology mission, with the Kerguelen district chief and the head of operations at the French Polar Institute. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293264 - A contemplative break for the team of scientists. The ornithologist on the right has a camera to inspect the inside of the burrows to read the rings of banded birds. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293263 - Landscape of southwestern Kerguelen, in Table Bay. Basaltic rock, sparse vegetation, characteristic low lenticular clouds. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293262 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult and juvenile. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293261 - The Port-aux-Francais base. The TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises) and French flags were hoisted. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293260 - During a resupply mission by the Marion Dufresne, the helicopter makes a series of rotations to supply the Riviere du Nord and Baie Charrier huts. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293259 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293258 - The Riviere du Nord hut. Composed of two small wooden modules solidly braced to the ground. One is the kitchen, the other the dormitory. Outside, cans contain enough food for a team of three or four scientists to live in for several weeks. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293257 - The barge L'Aventure II drops off a team of scientists on Mayes Island for a week-long ornithological mission. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293256 - The view from a porthole. It's a magical moment. It's early in the morning and we're finally discovering a piece of the island on which we'll spend 13 months. Table Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293255 - Zodiac used to drop off and pick up scientific teams on the many islands in the Golfe du Morbihan, where the waters are calmer. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293254 - Cormorant Rock. Pointe Suzanne, Prince of Wales peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293253 - In the distance, the Cap Noir hut. In the foreground, highly marshy terrain. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293252 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and rainbow. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293251 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293250 - Sound recording of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293249 - The Cataract River. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293248 - Data entry on the computer in the Guetteur hut. Outside, king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293247 - The Port Elisabeth hut. Val Studer, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293245 - Inventory of the atypical Port Elisabeth hut. Vallee du Charbon, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293244 - Three overwinterers return to the Port-aux-Francais base from Anse des Pachas. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293240 - Sailing between the straits near Pointe Morne. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293239 - Scales are removed from a trout by lightly rubbing it with a knife, then transferring the recovered scales into a small numbered bag. Trout were introduced to the archipelago in the 1960s. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293238 - Numbering of trout fin samples. Numbering of scale samples for genetic monitoring. Mission preparation must be perfect. Because once in the field, nothing must be missing, not even the pencil: the only pencil capable of writing on the pockets containing the samples. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293237 - Installation of the workshop. Juvenile trout fishing workshop, to perpetuate genetic monitoring since the introduction of trout. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293236 - Tracer tag on a trout. Trout were introduced to the archipelago in the 1960s. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293235 - Counting Kerguelen Cormorants (Leucocarbo verrucosus) from a distance using a spotting scope, as part of a long-term population monitoring program. Pointe Suzanne, Prince of Wales peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293234 - Candlelit meal at the entrance to the Puy Saint Theodule cave. To the left, Mont Alfred Grandidier. In the distance: Mont Blanc. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293232 - View of the Golfe du Morbihan, the large protected bay of the Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293231 - Colony of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Anse des Pachas, near the Port-aux-Francais base. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293230 - Perfect pyramid. Branca pyramid. Gallieni massif, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293229 - Inventory of supplies from the Puy Saint Theodule cave. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293228 - Armor lake. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293227 - They found it: the Polystichum fern, whose species remains to be verified. This fern was spotted and described in 1979, but has never been seen since. Surroundings of Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293226 - An admiring pause in front of the Branca Pyramid, wonderfully named. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293225 - Search for the mystery fern. Search for a very rare species of fern (Polystichum). Shores of Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293224 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) inspecting the egg it is incubating. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293223 - Collection of Disker tenuicornis, a weevil described in the 1940s but not collected since the 1990s, using a light, quick-to-use device, for inventory and study. Around Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293222 - Three volunteer scientists examine an insect on a rock. The insect is Disker tenuicornis, a weevil described in the 1940s but not collected since the 1990s. Around Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293221 - View of Volcan du Diable. Right: Mt Puy-St-Theodule. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293219 - Sunrise over Hurley Bay, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293217 - The Armor infrastructure. Remains of the Armor fish farm, built in 1984 to produce top-quality salmon, a project later abandoned. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293216 - A birdwatcher is on the lookout for a particular penguin, which left for sea about a week ago. He needs to catch it just as it returns to land, before it enters the colony to feed its chick. This is to recover the GPS tag glued to its plumage, which has measured a large number of parameters (dive depth, immersion time, water temperature and salinity, and above all GPS position). Cabane Guetteur, Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293215 - Aurora Australis seen from Mayes Island. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293214 - The Ratmanoff colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), seen from above. Each penguin broods and defends its own little perimeter: beware of the individual who dares to break this zone of intimacy. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293213 - Royal penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and sunset. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293212 - Sunset over the Gulf of Morbihan as seen from Mayes Island. Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293211 - Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), the world's largest flying bird. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293210 - Reading the ring. The ornithologist delicately places a ring on the leg of the Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea). Gulf of Morbihan, Mayes Island, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293208 - The two ornithologists take the Blue Petrels (Halobaena caerulea) being monitored from their burrows, then release them there after carrying out the required measurements. Gulf of Morbihan, Mayes Island, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293207 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) moving on soil composed of Acaena magellanica. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293206 - Lac Bontemps. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293205 - View from the Mayes hut on the island of the same name. Gulf of Morbihan, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293204 - Royal Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) legs. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293203 - Measuring. Marking trout. Step 1: taking measurements and collecting a DNA sample from the animal. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293202 - Place fish in anaesthetic. Marking the trout. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293201 - Trout recovery. Preparation of the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293200 - Filling the anesthetic tank. Preparing the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293199 - Preparing the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293198 - A salmon trout was caught. A salmon trout has been caught. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293197 - The helicopter evacuates the last crate of equipment, weighing just under a ton. Phonolite hut. Ronarc'h peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293196 - A salmon trout was caught. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293195 - Lac Bontemps spillway in Irish Bay. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293194 - Angling. The same scientific team catches 50 trout in order to fit them with tiny transmitters, which will be detected by the receivers in image no. 2606299. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293193 - Receiver immersion for 1 year. A scientific team installs submerged devices to track trout movements and analyze their exploratory nature. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293192 - The team waits for the helicopter to load the last crate of equipment, weighing just under a ton. Phonolite hut. Ronarc'h peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293188 - Fjord Larose. Flying over Fjord Larose. Rallier du Baty Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293187 - Return to the Marion Dufresne. Flight over Larose Fjord. Rallier du Baty Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293186 - Precise measurement of the leg length of a Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) after banding, as part of an annual monitoring program over several decades on ile Verte. Gulf of Morbihan, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293185 - Search for a Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) in a burrow that has been monitored for several years or even decades on ile Verte. Gulf of Morbihan, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293184 - Rings used to tag small birds. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293183 - Over the Entrecasteaux peninsula. Left, Anse Duguay-Trouin. Right, Anse Grimaldi. In the background, Baie d'Audierne. Rallier du Baty peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293181 - Mont Werth (908m) in front of Ross (1850m). Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293180 - Ground beetle (Merizodus soledadinus), an introduced species that has been monitored for several decades. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293179 - View of the Cook Cap, a huge glacier rising to an altitude of around 1,000 meters. Kerguelen Archipelago.

832-408916 - Nanuya Balavu Island, Yasawa island group, Yasawa islands, Fiji

1112-12685 - Adult dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister, Tanaga Bay, Tanaga Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.

1112-12684 - Adult dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister, Tanaga Bay, Tanaga Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.

1112-12683 - Adult dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister, Tanaga Bay, Tanaga Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.

1112-12682 - Adult dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister, Tanaga Bay, Tanaga Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.

1112-12681 - Stratovolcano on Kagamil Island. Kagamil Island is one of the four mountains of the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.