Iceberg in Hercules Bay, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Above and below water view of kelp in Hercules Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, breeding and nesting colony in Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island.

Adult macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus, swimming at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Adult macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, swimming at breeding colony in Hercules Bay on South Georgia, Island.

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), on lichen-covered rocks in Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult king penguins and okum boy chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus) heading to sea in Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Glacier and meltwater waterfall in Hercules Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), bulls fighting in Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Snowmelt waterfall in Hercules Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Mating Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), in the water at Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguin (eudyptes chrysolophus) hercules bay, south georgia, close-up showing crest feathers.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

View of the Port of Hercules, La Condamine, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe

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

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