South Georgia

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Bull Kelp

Durvillaea antarctica - at low tide.

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Macaroni Penguins

Eudyptes chrysolophus

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Macaroni Penguins

Eudyptes chrysolophus - coming and going in the waves.

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Waterfall

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Grytviken

We landed at King Edward Point and walked in rain to this whaling  station.

King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'

Seals were also harvested for oil and almost hunted to extinction .

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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South Georgia Museum

The whaling station buildings have been removed for safety and to get rid of asbestos.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'

Polar Star in the background at King Edward Point.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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