British Research Base W, abandoned and left in 1959 on Detaille Island, Crystal Sound, below the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chilean Base Presidente Gabriel Gonzales Videla in the Errera Channel on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Palmer Station, year-round US Base, glacier backdrop, rocky foreshore, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Palmer Station, year-round US Base, glacier and mountain backdrop, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Research Base W, abandoned and left in 1959 on Detaille Island, Crystal Sound, below the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey base at Rothera, Antarctica

British Research Base W, abandoned and left in 1959 on Detaille Island, Crystal Sound, below the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Argentinian Antarctic settlement, Esperanza Base, Hope Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Port Lockroy British Antarctic Base, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Port Lockroy British Antarctic Base, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Port Lockroy British Antarctic Base, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), Port Lockroy British Antarctic Base, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A family community, Argentine Esperanza base, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The United States Antarctic Research base at Palmer Station, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey site, King Edwards point, Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Vernadsky Research Base, the Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British base, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Vernadsky Research Base, the Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Aerial view of Siple Station, main base is 40ft under the ice, United States Antarctic Program, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Almirante Brown station, Argentinian summer base only, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Antarctic Survey site, King Edwards point, Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

British base, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic

Snow vehicle and tracks, Siple II station, the main base is 40ft below surface, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Ukrainian weather outpost, Vernadsky Station, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Rothera Base, British base, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

British Base and Post Office, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo Penguins at the Argentine antarctic research station in stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

A Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder, which measures hours of sunlight at Base Orcadas, which is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Supplies at Base Orcadas which is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Supplies at Base Orcadas which is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

The Argentine antarctic research station Almirante Brown in stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

The Argentine antarctic research station Almirante Brown in stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, just off the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

The Argentine antarctic research station Almirante Brown in stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

The British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean.

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

United States research base at Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

United States research base at Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

Iceberg detail in and around the abandoned British research base "W" in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

United States research base at Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Iceberg detail in and around the abandoned British research base "W" in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

Zodiac and iceberg detail in and around the abandoned British research base "W" in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

Gabriel Gonzalez Videla Base, on the Antarctic mainland's Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Inside the abandoned Antarctic research British Base "W" on Detaille Island, Lallemand Fjord, Loubet Coast, Antarctica

Concordia base, Antarctica

Aurora Australis over Concordia base, Antarctica

Concordia base, Antarctica

Concordia Research Station, Antarctica

British base, Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Vernadsky research base, Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica.

Vernadsky research base, Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica.

Vernadsky research base, the Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica.

Vernadsky research base, Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica.

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

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

Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.

Vernadsky research base, the Ukrainian Antarctic station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica.