Tag: Elephant Seal

Seals

Although there are 35 species of seals, only six types live in Antarctica: Antarctic Fur Seals, Crabeater Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, and Weddell Seals.

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Baily Head

December 16, 2015 ~ Antarctica Day 5

Baily Head has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a very large breeding colony of chinstrap penguins (100,000 pairs).

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Walker Bay

December 16, 2015 ~ Antarctica Day 5

Walker Bay is a bay lying between John Beach and Hannah Point along the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.

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