Iceflow off the rugged west coast of the Antartic Peninsula, Antarctica

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

A lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice in the Gullet between Adelaide Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Iceberg and coast around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of the nearly full moon rising over snow-covered mountains on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) molting at Baily Head on Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Expedition ship Polar Star operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunrise on king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at nesting and breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

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

Aurora Australis over Concordia base, Antarctica

Concordia base, Antarctica

Concordia base, Antarctica

Glacier Outlet, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile

Woman at the Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony in Antarctica, Antartica

Passangers walking in the snow at Neko Harbour. Cruise on board Exploris One. Antarctic.

Tractor parked in front of the Raid caravan. Two technicians hug each other. The Raid supplies the resort 2 or 3 times each summer. A one-way trip represents a distance of 1,200km, an altitude difference of 3,200m, and a driving time of 10 days at a rate of 12 hours per day. Each arrival of the Raid team at Concordia is a moment of joy and celebration. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

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.

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

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

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.

Scuba divers diving around the underwater part of a iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica