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South Georgia Island - Gold Harbor, Antarctica (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of South Georgia Island - Gold Harbor, Antarctica
Map of South Georgia Island - Gold Harbor, Antarctica
King Penguin (
Aptenodytes patagonicus
)
King Penguin (
Aptenodytes patagonicus
)
Southern Elephant Seal (
Mirounga leonina
)
King Penguin (
Aptenodytes patagonicus
)
King Penguin (
Aptenodytes patagonicus
)
Snowy Sheathbill (
Chionis albus
)
Northern Giant-Petrel (
Macronectes halli
)
Antarctic Prion (
Pachyptila desolata
)
Gentoo Penguin (
Pygoscelis papua
)
King Penguin (
Aptenodytes patagonicus
)
Southern Elephant Seal (
Mirounga leonina
)
Penguins
Trips
Antarctica and Argentina
12/1/2021
: On this day, we visited a huge King Penguin colony. The number of penguins was certainly greater than 100,000. David Attenborough's boat was sitting in the harbor for some filming.
Previous Visit (South Georgia Island - Stromness: 11/30/2021)
Next Visit (South Georgia Island - Cooper Bay: 12/2/2021)
Species Recorded (21)
Birds ( 19 )
Penguins ( Spheniscidae )
King Penguin -
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Gentoo Penguin -
Pygoscelis papua
Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
Cape Petrel -
Daption capense
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel -
Fregetta tropica
Antarctic Prion -
Pachyptila desolata
Fairy Prion -
Pachyptila turtur
Snow Petrel -
Pagodroma nivea
Light-mantled Albatross -
Phoebetria palpebrata
Black-browed Albatross -
Thalassarche melanophris
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Southern Giant-Petrel -
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel -
Macronectes halli
White-chinned Petrel -
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
South Georgia Shag -
Leucocarbo georgianus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Yellow-billed Pintail -
Anas georgica
Sheathbills ( Chionididae )
Snowy Sheathbill -
Chionis albus
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Brown Skua -
Stercorarius antarcticus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Kelp Gull -
Larus dominicanus
Antarctic Tern -
Sterna vittata
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
South Georgia Pipit -
Anthus antarcticus
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