Beach and cliffs, the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa

Lakes Entrance, the seamouth of the Lakes District, Australia's largest inland waterway on the coast of Gippsland in east of the state, Victoria, Australia

Beach scene with beach huts at Brighton Beach, Brighton, and in background skyscrapers of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Houses on the northern slopes of Mount Victoria overlooking Oriental Bay, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Fairmont Empress Hotel and Parliament building, James Bay Inner Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Pretty Norman Beach in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Seafront in the suburb of Saint Kilda looking towards the Melbourne city skyline, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa

Pretty Norman Beach in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Fairmont Empress Hotel, James Bay Inner Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Long wide sandy beach in the Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Pretty Norman beach in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria

Bay of Islands rock formations along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Long wide sandy beach in the Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Pretty Norman Beach in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Tidal river flows into the ocean, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bay of Islands rock formations along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bay of Islands rock formations along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bay of Islands rock formations along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

View over Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Whisky Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Whisky Bay and Bass Strait at sunset, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bathing boxes (beach huts), Brighton, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bathing boxes (beach huts) and Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) on shores of Port Phillip Bay, Brighton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Bathing boxes (beach huts), Brighton, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Seagull and City of Melbourne from Williamstown Port across Port Phillip Bay, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Coastline and bay, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Wellington cable car carrying tourists and commuters up to Mount Victoria and the Botanic Gardens which overlook the city centre and Oriental Bay, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boats on James Bay Inner Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Restaurants long the popular Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Causeway Bay and Victoria Park, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Couple looking at Victoria Bay and city skyline at sunset, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Spain, Andaloucia, Cadiz Bay, Puerto De Santa Maria, Monastery Of Ns De La Victoria, The Portal

Victoria Bay, Hong Kong

Granite rocks, Whisky Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Waterloo Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Waterloo Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Close up of granite rocks near Whisky Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Mount Victoria, Wellington, capital, New Zealand

Granite rocks, Whisky Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Couple having a rest on rocks at Little Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Granite rocks, Whisky Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Granite rocks near Little Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Two hikers taking a photograph of themselves near Little Oberon Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Waterloo Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Waterloo Bay, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia

Bollards of artist Jan Mitchell at the seaside promenade, waterfront, of Geelong, Victoria, AUS

Bollards of artist Jan Mitchell at the seaside promenade, waterfront, of Geelong, Victoria, AUS

Trees at a country road, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia

Tourists overlooking the Bay of Isles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia

Bay of Martyrs, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia

Hand with a bay wreath, statue of Victoria on Siegessaeule, Berlin Victory Column, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Port Campbell Bay, Victoria, Australia

Tourists overlooking the Bay of Isles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia

People on the beach of Lorne, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AUS

Coast in south australia near port campell, Victoria, Australia

Coast in south australia near port campell, Victoria, Australia

Coast in south australia near port campell, Victoria, Australia

12 apostels coast in south australia near port campell, Victoria, Australia

Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Coast in south australia near port campell, Victoria, Australia

A Blue And White Sailboat Rests At Anchor In Autumn Near Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, On The Backside Of Butchart Gardens, Near Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Arctic Char Filets On Drying Racks, Arctic Ocean, Near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada

Arctic Char Filets On Drying Racks, Arctic Ocean, Near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada

Iceberg Floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

Iceberg floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

Iceberg floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

The Bay of Fundy at low tide in the village of Sandy Cove along Digby Neck, Nova Scotia

Three Waterfront Churches, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Village on Stilts, the tidal village of Bear River, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

Iceberg floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula with Rocky Shoreline, Eastern Newfoundland

Iceberg floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

Iceberg Floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

Hikers and Boaters view Iceberg in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland

Iceberg floats in Trinity Bay off the Bonavista Peninsula with Rocky Shoreline, Eastern Newfoundland

The airbus A320 landed on the pack ice of Terra Nova Bay, where the Mario Zucchelli base is located. Beneath its wheels lay 1.3m of ice and 300m of ocean. Victoria land, Antarctica

The expeditionaries bound for Cap Prud'Homme and Dumont d'Urville, in front of the Basler that will take them there. It's worth noting that some of them are wearing the blue garment normally worn for Concordia: this is because it's warmer and contains more down, which is no luxury at the start of the summer season. A matter of habit and personal preference. The buildings of the Mario Zucchelli base can be seen in the background. Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

The Basler, stationed on the Terra Nova Bay ice floe in front of the Mario Zucchelli base. The mechanics take advantage of a rare lull to carry out routine maintenance. The aircraft is strapped to the ground. A squall arrives from the left. Victoria Land, Antarctica

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica

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

General view of Terra Nova Bay. In the distance, the summer airstrip. In the background, Mount Melbourne. On the right, the Mario Zucchelli base. 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

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in a swamp, Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in a swamp, Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Portrait of Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda