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.
Tag: Seals
Cuverville Island
December 12, 2015 ~ Antarctica Day 1
The islands shoreline is by high cliffs except on its northwestern edge, where the beach covered in red pebbles is a home to a colony of Gentoo penguins.
Hope Bay & Base Esperanza
December 15, 2015 ~ Antarctica Day 4
Hope Bay is the site of the Argentinian Antarctic settlement Esperanza Base, established in 1952
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).
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.