Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands

The spectacular scenery on the island of Madeira, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) feeding at the base of a glacier in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

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.

Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk literally ran into the Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway

Zodiacs cruising through the sea caves of Fugloy in the Faroe Islands

Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk literally ran into the Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway

Whalebone Alley grand vista, female tourist standing on cliff face, 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.

A view of sea cliffs and stacks in the Langanes peninsula in the northeast part of Iceland

Fulmars and sea pinks. Jan Mayen Island, Atlantic

Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) in flight - note the all-black body and red gular sack - near the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer transits Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica

Female Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) bringing nesting material back from sea near the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) with inflated gular sack during mating season near the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

A view of the towering cliff at Gn%lodden in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Spigot Point in Orne Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A view of sea cliffs and stacks in the Langanes peninsula in the northeast part of Iceland

views over the cliffs near Blackpool. South Devon. UK

Steller's Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Views of the sea cliffs just outside of Westmanna on the west side of Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands

Spigot Point in Orne Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Views of the sea cliffs just outside of Westmanna on the west side of Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands

views over the cliffs near Blackpool. South Devon. UK

Views over Dartmooth. Devon. UK

views over the cliffs near Blackpool. South Devon. UK

views over the cliffs near Blackpool. South Devon. UK

Porco's bay and Dois Irmaos islands, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Scenic view of small coastal town along shore of oceanic fjord with grassy mountain in background, Seydisfjordur, Iceland

Cape Kiwanda, Oregon, Usa

An aerial view of Palaoa Point and Sharkfin Rock off the island of Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii, United States of America