South Georgia 2011

South Georgia is a lonely island in the southern Atlantic with the most amazing wildlife on the planet. These photos don't do the place justice, but we tried.

Stromness Harbor, a former whaling vessel repair station.
2011 Antarctica Fortuna Bay South Georgia Stromess Harbour South Georgia
Grytviken, a former whaling station established in 1904, contains a musuem, church, and a small population of permanent residents.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
Abandoned ship at the former whaling station of Grytviken.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
An Antarctic tern hovering over a South Georgia pintail
2011 Antarctica Antarctic Tern Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
A restored church in Grytviken.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
Part of the abandoned whale processing plant at Grytviken.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
The mysterious eye of a male elephant seal.
2011 Antarctica Elephant Seal Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
A creatively built stack of bones in front of two rusty ships in Grytviken.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
Members of the exploration team returning from an underwater diving expedition.
2011 Antarctica Hercules Bay South Georgia South Georgia
Speckled yellow-billed teal.
2011 Antarctica Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia Pintail South Georgia
Snowy sheathbill
2011 Antarctica Gold Harbour Snowy Sheathbill South Georgia South Georgia
A blue-eyed shag sitting on the cliffs at Hercules Bay
2011 Antarctica Antarctic Blueeyed Shag Hercules Bay South Georgia South Georgia
Abandoned vessel in Grytviken with the National Geographic Explorer in the background.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken South Georgia South Georgia
Macaroni penguins adeptly make their way up the cliffs.
2011 Antarctica Hercules Bay Macaroni Penguin South Georgia South Georgia
Macaroni penguin looking back at the sea
2011 Antarctica Hercules Bay Macaroni Penguin South Georgia South Georgia
Gentoo penguin calling his mate
2011 Antarctica Gentoo Penguin Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia
The captain eased the ship up close to Risting Glacier. Sure glad the glacier didn't decide to calve at this moment.
2011 Antarctica Risting Glacier South Georgia South Georgia
Yes, you do have a big mouth.
2011 Antarctica Elephant Seal Gentoo Penguin Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia
Southern giant petrel
2011 Antarctica Gold Harbour Skua South Georgia South Georgia
Touring Hercules Bay in zodiacs.
2011 Antarctica Hercules Bay South Georgia South Georgia
Young male elephant seals fighting for their harems.
2011 Antarctica Elephant Seal Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia
Exploring Gold Harbor
2011 Antarctica Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia
A Gentoo penguin repositioning herself to protect her two eggs.
2011 Antarctica Gentoo Penguin Gold Harbour South Georgia South Georgia
A young wandering albatross sitting on her nest.
2011 Antarctica Prion Island South Georgia Wandering Albatross South Georgia
This wandering Albatross is flapping his wings, building strength so that he can soon fly.
2011 Antarctica Prion Island South Georgia Wandering Albatross South Georgia
Gold Harbor on a golden morning
2011 Antarctica Gold Harbour King Penguin South Georgia South Georgia
Cruising around Prion Island in our Zodiacs.
2011 Antarctica Prion Island South Georgia South Georgia
Moss on the cliffs
2011 Antarctica Prion Island South Georgia South Georgia
A toast to Earnest Shackleton, the great Antarctic explorer, at his grave site in Grytviken.
2011 Antarctica Grytviken National Geographic Explorer Shackleton Cemetery South Georgia South Georgia
Farewell to South Georgia as we leave Hercules Bay.
2011 Antarctica Hercules Bay South Georgia South Georgia