King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Polar Regions

A small group of introduced reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) before eradication in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Red and green algae-covered snow on Petermann Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adults molting on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) on tussac at Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Views of the Chilean inactive research base Gonzalez Videla on Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Iceberg against orange sunset sky, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Red and green algae-covered snow on Petermann Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria) on George Island in Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria) on George Island in Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella, roaring, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, portrait, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, portrait, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

Views of the Hotel Hyatt in Santiago, Chile. MORE INFO This is the hotel utilized by Lindblad Expeditions as a stopover in Santiago Chile for southbound travel to Antarctica.

Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis), an intelligent and very rare bird of prey restricted to the Falkland Islands and southern patagonia. South America, Falkland Islands, Sea Lion Island