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Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Aerial of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Spectacular iceberg in the Nuuk Icefjord, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Arctic desert landscape on Beechey island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America
Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America
Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
The endemic candelabra cactus (Jasminocereus thouarsii) growing in the Galapagos Islands Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Overlook over Ilulissat, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Aerial of the Nuuk Icefjord, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions
Huge seas and waves in a Beaufort scale 10 storm in the seas between the Falkland Islands and South America, South America
View of Holy Ortodox Church of the Assumption, Potos, Thassos, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
The remains of the camp where Fridtjof Nansen over-wintered with Hjalmar Johansen in 1895-96, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia
Aerial of Pia glacier and its fjord, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America
Chemin de la Pointe des Cayes, Ile Royale, Iles du Salut, French Guiana, Overseas department and region of France, French Guiana, South America
Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Thrift (Armeria maritima), Rock sea lavender (Limonium binervosum) and Coastal ragwort (Senecio leucanthemifolius) flowering on karst limestone sea cliffs at Pria, near Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.
Spoof warning sign - cod
Natural rock archway carved by the sea through karst limestone rock at Cuevas del mar (sea caves) beach, near Llanes, Asturias, Spain.
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Curious adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) approaches Zodiac near Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Long-beaked common dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis) encountered in the southern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
A younger polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub in snow. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) spinning, possibly to dislodge attached remoras, Lanai, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer lay in the relatively warm waters of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Purple Star Pisaster ochraceus
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina
Adult black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) wading and feeding in a brackish water lagoon at Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean.
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk literally ran into the Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
Full moon (plus 1 day) rising over icebergs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. MORE INFO This moonrise occurred on January 1, 2010, the night after the blue moon full of December 31, 2009.
California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Slime Star Pteraster tesselatus
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Nudibranch Cerastosoma tenue
The endemic giant barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii) on Isla Santa Catalina in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico
Full moon (plus 1 day) rising over icebergs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. MORE INFO This moonrise occurred on January 1, 2010, the night after the blue moon full of December 31, 2009.
Zodiacs cruising through the sea caves of Fugloy in the Faroe Islands
A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) defending a fresh kill against an intruder, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway
California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf with excited whale watchers in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Adult surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) taking flight in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
Two young polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding side-by-side on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Peacock Tube Worm sabella pavonina
A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Curious adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) approaches Zodiac near Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) during snow storm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Curious Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) looking up at National Geographic Explorer, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) close-up eating a small skate in Southeastern Alaska, USA
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Fan coral Gorgonian
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Where the desert meets the sea; a snorkeler at Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
Giant Sea Cucumber Parastichopus californicus
Ice held up to the sun near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Full moon (plus 1 day) rising over icebergs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. MORE INFO This moonrise occurred on January 1, 2010, the night after the blue moon full of December 31, 2009.
Diver and coral
Blizzard conditions cause the ocean's surface to begin to freeze in Dahlmann Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO First signs of grease ice as the surface of the sea begins to freeze.
View of the volcanic shoreline on Tristan da Cunha, "the most remote inhabited location on Earth", South Atlantic Ocean
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Bloody Henry Starfish Henricia oculata
Young Galapagos sea lion bulls (Zalophus wollebaeki) mock-fighting in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater with snorkeler in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
A younger polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult with seal kill. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Long-beaked common dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis) encountered in the southern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Ad?lie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) with Lindblad guests in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea , Antarctica.
Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking, then killing and eating an adult gentoo penguin in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Full moon (plus 1 day) rising over icebergs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. MORE INFO This moonrise occurred on January 1, 2010, the night after the blue moon full of December 31, 2009.
Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Note the trail on the surface of the water made by its tail.
Abandoned Soviet Submarine base 1978 - 1991, ruined settlement, Brouton Bay (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia
Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.
Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water.Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.
Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing between bow head whale rib bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.