A view of the expedition ship Ulla Rinman operating in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Ice held up to the sun near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

Adult Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing within the town limits of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

A view of ice-covered Phippsoya, the largest of the Sjuoyane Islands in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Little ship floating between the ice below the Eqi glacier, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Aerial of the Eqi glacier, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Close up of the glacial walls of Monte Rosa, Monte Rosa, Dufourspitze, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

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

Views of Gold Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Church of Saint Pantalon and snow covered town centre and mountainous background in winter at dusk, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks at breeding colony at Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Aerial of an iceberg in the Nuuk Icefjord, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

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

Fog on snowy mountain range

Red Fox (Pseudalopex culpaeus), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Red Cloud over Cerro León (1424m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Entrance Sign to Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) Guanaco in the Wild, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Sunrise hits Andes Mountains from "El Rincón", Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Lake Belgrano view from Cerro Leon (1434m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

"El Rincon" Campsite at Night, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Glacial fall on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic

Glacial stream and fall on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic

Midnight sun. Landscape, on the Drygalski Peninsula, with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Store Glacier or Qarassap Sermia. Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Glacial stream on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic

Glacial stream and fall on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic

Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

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, a coastal landscape rising towards latitude 80 degrees, where blocks of ice and small icebergs detached from glaciers drift on the water.

Camp with tents on the ice sheet. The brown sediment on the ice is created by the rapid melting of the ice. Landscape of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. America, North America, Greenland, danish territory

Drainage system with lake on the surface of the ice sheet. The brown sediment on the ice is created by the rapid melting of the ice. Landscape of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. America, North America, Greenland, danish territory

Ducks, swans, geese and seagulls on a frozen lake in the Bois de Vincennes in winter. Bois de Vincennes. Paris (75012). France.

Midnight sun on the ice sheet. The brown sediment on the ice is created by the rapid melting of the ice. Landscape of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. America, North America, Greenland, danish territory

Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Landscape with icebergs near Ikerasak in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Drainage system on the surface of the ice sheet. The brown sediment on the ice is created by the rapid melting of the ice. Landscape of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. America, North America, Greenland, danish territory

Drainage system on the surface of the ice sheet. The brown sediment on the ice is created by the rapid melting of the ice. Landscape of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq. America, North America, Greenland, danish territory