1353-828 - Sapphire Ice Cave, Breithamerkurjokull glacier, Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland, Europe

1184-13951 - Salekhard, Yamal Peninsula, Russia

1184-13949 - Trekol ATVs, Salekhard, Yamal Peninsula, Russia

1184-13946 - Arctic circle monument, Salekhard, Yamal Peninsula, Russia

1216-842 - Glacier ice on Diamond Beach at sunrise with crashing waves, near Jokulsarlon, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-840 - View of the mountains of Vestrahorn from black volcanic sand beach, Stokksnes, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-839 - View of the mountains of Vestrahorn from black volcanic sand beach after snowfall, Stokksnes, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-836 - View of the mountains of Vestrahorn from black volcanic sand beach after snowfall, Stokksnes, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-835 - The lighthouse of Dyrholaey on a stormy day, southern coast of Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-833 - View of the mountains of Vestrahorn from black volcanic sand beach after snowfall, Stokksnes, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-830 - Aerial view of the mountains of Vestrahorn after snowfall, Stokksnes, South Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

1216-828 - Skutafoss Waterfall in winter after snowfall, Iceland, Polar Regions

1112-11931 - View of the Fram Museum in the city of Oslo, Norway

1216-821 - The Solheimasandur Plane Wreck, DC-3 aircraft, South Iceland, Iceland

1112-11903 - Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11901 - Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11900 - Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11899 - Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11898 - Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11897 - Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11896 - Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the coast of Edgeoya, Svalbard, Norway

1112-11889 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), cub of the year, playing in the snow in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11888 - Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with cub of the year feeding near a fin whale carcass in Svalbard, Norway

1112-11887 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), swimming to the smell of a fresh bearded seal kill in SpitsBergen, Vestland, Norway

1112-11882 - Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11881 - Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11872 - Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Holmabukta on the northwest coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11871 - Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Holmabukta on the northwest coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11870 - A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), and cub of the year leaving a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11855 - A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill recently vacated by old male that killed the seal, Svalbard, Norway

1112-11853 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11852 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11851 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11850 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11849 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11848 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11847 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11846 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11845 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11843 - Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard, Norway

1112-11842 - Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard, Norway

1112-11841 - Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard, Norway

1112-11831 - A view of the expedition ship Akademik Shokalskiy operating in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11804 - A view of Krossfjorden (Cross Fjord) on the northwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11803 - A view of Krossfjorden (Cross Fjord) on the northwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11801 - A view of Isfjorden (Ice fjord) on the western side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11800 - A view of Isfjorden (Ice fjord) on the western side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11792 - Fog and a fogbow in Palanderbutka, Nordaustlandet, in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11789 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11788 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) swimming amongst the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11787 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11785 - Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) swimming amongst the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

844-39688 - View of colourful building with polar bear and puffin mural in the city centre on a sunny day in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

844-39680 - View of colourful buildings in the city centre on a sunny day in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

1112-11598 - Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the LeConte Glacier near Petersberg, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

1112-11592 - Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

1112-11587 - Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

1265-634 - Kasprowy Wierch and the surrounding area in winter, Tatra mountains, Poland

860-292883 - A Lockheed C-130 Hercules on loan from the Italian Air Force for logistics operations between Christchurch;New Zealand) and the Mario Zucchelli base. Although military activities are strictly forbidden in Antarctic territory by the Treaty of Madrid, polar-operating countries frequently use the skills and equipment of their armies for polar logistics. Victoria Land, Antarctica

1112-11261 - Interesting lenticular cloud formations forming over the island of South Georgia at sunset in the Southern Ocean

1112-11216 - Penguins walk by Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called a weaner, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

1112-11175 - Views of Gold Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

1112-11140 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11139 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11138 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11137 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11134 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

1112-11132 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

1112-11123 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11121 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony, and seals, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11170 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11166 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11165 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11157 - Antarctic fur seal bull (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11145 - Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) mock-fighting on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11143 - Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11142 - Adult South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) feeding at low tide on Prion Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-11107 - Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ashore at Useful Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11106 - Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ashore at Useful Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11105 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11099 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11098 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on ice near Devil Island in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11095 - A small pod of Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) just outside Duse Bay in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11094 - Juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11093 - Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11090 - Brash ice chokes the Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11089 - Brash ice chokes the Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11087 - Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11084 - Icebergs and brash ice in Kayak Cove, during the austral summer months, Brabant Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11083 - Icebergs and brash ice in Kayak Cove, during the austral summer months, Brabant Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11082 - Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer months, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-11081 - Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer months, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11079 - Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on an ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11075 - Views of the Errera Channel, between the west coast of Antarctica and Ronge Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11074 - Views of the Errera Channel, between the west coast of Antarctica and Ronge Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11073 - Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11072 - Abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11071 - Views of the Chilean Antarctic refuge hut Jorge Bonnen Rivera situated on Hut Point on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11070 - Views of the Chilean Antarctic refuge hut Jorge Bonnen Rivera situated on Hut Point on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11069 - Views of the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions