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860-292909 - Concordia Station, Italian, European, French, Swiss and German flags. Tent, fire escape, containers, kerosene tanks, smoke from the power station, iridescent clouds. The station under a sky lightly covered with low, iridescent clouds. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292908 - The aircraft;DC-3 Basler) takes off from Concordia's snow-covered runway. Take-off of a Basler at Concordia. The runway is groomed very evenly to minimise the micro-relief on its surface and make it easier for the aircraft to take off. The aircraft are equipped with landing gear allowing them to land alternatively on a ?hard? runway or on snow: retractable skis controlled from the cockpit are fitted to the two front landing gears. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292907 - Village/town signs fixed on poles in front of the station/ Making and putting up a sign indicating the direction of one's home is a deeply rooted tradition in the stations. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292906 - Concordia staff on their knees helping a person lying on a stretcher. Helped by a snowmobile. Rescue exercise in the event of an accident involving several victims. These frequent exercises are supervised by the doctor. All the resort's winter residents are assigned a very specific role in the event of an accident, illness or fire. A redundancy system allows this system to function in the event of one or more winterers failing to respond. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292903 - A technician rides an electric bike on the snow, passing a container and crates on the ground. A technician uses an electric fatbike to get to the summer camp area from the station. Immediately after arriving, he removes the electric battery and deposits it in the nearest building where the temperature is positive. If he forgets the battery outside, he will have to push the bike on the way back because the intense cold will have drained the battery. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292901 - A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292900 - Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292899 - Building made of containers lined up in a row, powered by pipes and electric cables. The summer camp is made up of containers assembled together. It was built in the early 1990s. Since then, irregular ground settlement has caused the building to deform. It is now used as a summer dormitory. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292898 - Snowdrift in front of a tent. A dormitory tent dating from the 1990s and still in use. It is heated by a small oil-fired stove. Every obstacle in the wind creates snowdrifts, which have to be removed periodically to prevent burial. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292891 - Adult wolverine;Gulo gulo) climbing a pine tree in the boreal forest, Finland
860-292887 - Frozen ground of Dome C, and sastrugis. Sastrugis are wind-blown snow formations. The wind is not extremely strong in these high-altitude locations. Concordia Station, Antarctic
860-292888 - A few weeks after the start of the summer campaign, the winterers who have just spent 14 months at Concordia return home. They take off from Concordia station aboard the Basler;photo), bound for Mario Zucchelli or Dumont d'Urville. Most of them make a sign indicating the village or town where they live, and the distance to Concordia. Concordia Antarctic Base
860-292886 - The Lockheed C-130 Hercules prepares to take off from the runway built on the sea ice in Terra Nova Bay, where the Mario Zucchelli station is located. Victoria Land, Antarctica
860-292885 - A frozen lake at the heart of a landscape near the Mario Zucchelli station. Victoria Land, Antarctica
860-292884 - General view of Terra Nova Bay. In the distance, the summer airstrip. In the background, Mount Melbourne. On the right, the Mario Zucchelli base. Victoria Land, Antarctica
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
860-292882 - A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica
860-292881 - The Basler, stationed on the Terra Nova Bay ice floe in front of the Mario Zucchelli base. The mechanics take advantage of a rare lull to carry out routine maintenance. The aircraft is strapped to the ground. A squall arrives from the left. Victoria Land, Antarctica
860-292875 - Black Grouse;Lyrurus tetrix) mating on snow in the Vaud Pre-Alps, Switzerland.
860-292839 - Common Chaffinch;Fringilla coelebs), side view of an adult male in winter plumage standing on the snow, Campania, Italy
860-292827 - Polar fox;Vulpes lagopus), white form in full moult evolving in its Varanger tundra biotope, Norway.
860-292738 - Mountain overlooking the Amazon rainforest. A view from the air of one of the many peaks of the Amazon rainforest in French Guiana, towering above the clouds. A mystical and untouched environment, French Guiana.
860-292826 - Polar fox;Vulpes lagopus), white form in full moult evolving in its Varanger tundra biotope, Norway.
832-405648 - Rowing boats, Freibergsee, near Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-405423 - Ghengis Khan statue sits at the centre of the Government Palace building on a rainy wet day at Sukhbaatar Square in downtown Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia
860-292661 - Humpback whales eating krill. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.
860-292660 - Sunrise on Andvord bay, located in the Graham island discovered in early XXth century by the belgian explorator Adrien de Gerlache. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.
860-292659 - Kayakist in the ices of Andvord bay near Neko Harbour. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.
860-292640 - Islet in the middle of Krokafjorden opposite Luster in the great fjords of southern Norway. Bergen region.
860-292637 - Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), adult landing in winter, Kuusamo region, Finland.
860-292638 - Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), male on parade in a winter atmosphere. Kuusamo region, Finland.
860-292569 - Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) adult hunting in winter. Kuusamo region, Finland
860-292544 - Red deer (Cervus elpahus) in the mullein forest during bellowing in the rain on the island of Jura, Scotland.
860-292572 - King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) adult male in breeding plumage on winter ice floes during a snow shower in Varanger, Norway
1116-53109 - Woman at the Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony in Antarctica, Antartica
860-292450 - Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in snow, Cairngorms, Scotland
860-292435 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing in a snow storm, England
860-292434 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Fox running in the snow, England
860-292411 - Pack of European wolves (Canis lupus lupus) playing on a snow-covered bog at dawn. Finland
860-292409 - Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) adult male in the rain
860-292407 - Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) adult female in the rain
860-292395 - Young woman after a refreshing bath in a fjord before going to a sauna. Nordic bath amid the ice, Oslo, Norway
860-292394 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Front of a glacier fracturing at the edge of a fjord.
860-292393 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Baie de la Madeleine here, a coastal landscape rising to 80 degrees latitude, where blocks of ice and small icebergs detached from glaciers drift on the water. Old steam train in front of Ny-Alesund weather station
860-292392 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Baie de la Madeleine.
860-292391 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Coastal scenery as you climb towards latitude 80 degrees. Trapper's hut, professional hunter's hut
860-292389 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Magdalen Bay. Explorer sailboat.
860-292388 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.
860-292387 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Front of a glacier fracturing at the edge of a fjord. Explorers' sailboat at the ice edge
860-292386 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming.
860-292384 - Isolated tree in a snowy winter landscape, Doubs, France
860-292350 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking in the snow, England
860-292339 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole.
860-292338 - Aerial view over the snow-covered peaks of Svalbard. pointed peak known as spitzberg. latitude from 75 to 80 degrees, down to the pack ice near the north pole.
860-292285 - Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia
860-292284 - Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia
860-292282 - Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the snow, Ardennes, Belgium
860-292243 - Common Raven (Corvus corax) on a branch in the rain, Poland
860-292242 - White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Poland
860-292241 - White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fighting in flight, Poland
860-292239 - White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Poland
860-292238 - Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota) in the NP Hohe Tauern near Mount Grossglockner. Europe, Central Europe, Austria, September
860-292233 - Landscape in Dyrafjoerdur. The Westfjords (Vestfirdir) in Iceland during autumn. Europe, Northern Europe, Iceland
860-292230 - Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), white fox, polar fox, snow fox, in white winter coat, enclosure. Europe, Finland, Ranua Wildlife Park, March
860-292229 - Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), white fox, polar fox, snow fox, in white winter coat, enclosure. Europe, Finland, Ranua Wildlife Park, March
860-292228 - View over frozen Adolfbukta and Billefjorden near Nordenskioeldbreen towards Pyramiden ghost town. Winter landscape on the island Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. Arctic, Europe, Scandinavia, Norway, Svalbard
860-292227 - Glacier Rabotbreen in Sassen-Buensow Land NP. Winter landscape on the island Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. Arctic, Europe, Scandinavia, Norway, Svalbard
860-292218 - Skier jumping in front of a serac on the north face of Copahue volcano Caviahue, Patagonia, Argentina
860-292191 - Killer whale (Orcinus orca) and Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on pack ice in the Ross Sea, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
860-292145 - Full moon and snowy landscape - Kyrgyzstan
860-292101 - Snowshoeing at La Dole, Jura sur Leman ski resort, Canton Vaud, Switzerland
860-292100 - Sea of clouds over the Jura Mountains, Ain, France
860-292099 - Cret de la neige, 1720m, highest peak in the Jura massif, Haute chaine du Jura reserve, Ain, France
860-292098 - Lake Brenet and Lake of Joux, Joux Valley, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
860-292095 - La Dole, Canton of Vaud, Jura, Switzerland
860-292049 - White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) feeding on a fox in the snow, Flatanger, Norwegian Sea, Norway
860-291923 - Eurasian boar (Sus scrofa) portrait of a boar with its snout covered in snow, Ardennes, Belgium
860-291897 - Two White backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) standing on a log under the rain in Kruger National park, South Africa
860-291896 - White backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) standing on a log under the rain in Kruger National park, South Africa
832-403612 - Woman with umbrella standing rain front view
832-403604 - Top view tropical forest rainy weather
832-403526 - Triumphal Arch in Chisinau city, Moldova. Autumn season view from the street to the landmark in a rainy day
832-403525 - Stephen III The Great monument (Stefan cel Mare statue) in front of the park in a rainy autumn day, Chisinau city, Moldova, Europe
832-402958 - Maned lion (Panthera leo) in the rain in the grass savannah, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa
832-402957 - Maned lion (Panthera leo) in the rain in the grass savannah, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa
832-401889 - Road, bend, rain, leaves, autumn, Rothenbuch, Hafenlohrtal, Spessart, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
832-401329 - Panorama of Nusfjord authentic fishing village with yellow rorbu houses in Norwegian fjord in winter. Lofoten islands, Norway, Europe
860-291852 - Christmas ball with ribbon, festive decoration, tree covered with artificial snow
860-291753 - The Hautes-Combes and Monts Jura in winter, Jura, France
860-291722 - The Hautes Combes, Nordic skiing, in the background: the Jura Mountains, Jura, France
860-291721 - The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, in the background: the Jura Mountains, Jura, France
860-291720 - The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, Jura, France
860-291719 - The Hautes Combes, in the background : the Jura Mountains, Jura, France