Cod drying on racks temporarily built for that purpose in the small fishing town of A in the Lofoten Island Group, Norway

Adult common (northern) minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) sub-surface feeding in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Basalt columns and sea cliffs, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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

Two mother polar bears (Ursus maritimus) with cubs of the year watch a male bear feeding on a fin whale carcass in Svalbard, Norway

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year feeding on a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta, Svalbard, Norway

Adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season on tiny Grimsey Island, Iceland

Adult Atlantin puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season, Isfjardardjup, Westfjords region, Northwestern Iceland

Adult Atlantin puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season, Isfjardardjup, Westfjords region, Northwestern Iceland

Northern gannet (Morus bassanas), on the wing at the cliffs of Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Common guillemots (Uria aalge), along the northern coast of Norway

Skara Brae, a Neolithic village constructed in 3100 BC, UNESCO, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

View of the Fram Museum in the city of Oslo, Norway

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Fort Clinch, United States of America

Adult Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) in flight near Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

Southern coast, sea and rock formations, Kleftiko, Milos Island, Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Marker in Wulaia Bay, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Feather stars, Oxycomanthus bennetti, Temple of Doom, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (S. Pacific).

French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

The Wavertree tall ship moored at pier 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Pennant butterflyfish, juvenile, schooling Heniochus diphreutes, Portlock, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific).

Hawaii, Maui, Makena, Ahihi Kinau Natural Reserve, Anchialine pond.

Hawaii, Maui, Makena, Ahihi Kinau Natural Reserve, Anchialine pond.

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute glue broken coral heads back together and map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, Maui, Makena, Ahihi Kinau Natural Reserve, Anchialine pond.

Hawaii, Maui, Makena, Ahihi Kinau Natural Reserve.