Deception Island is actually the caldera of an active volcano, creating a sheltered harbour, 10 km long and 7 km wide. It belongs to the South Shetland Islands and is administered as part of the Antarctic Treaty. There was a whaling station here until 1931, and in the summer, Argentina and Spain still maintain researchContinue reading “Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica”
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Aitcho Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
The curiously named Aitcho Islands get their name from ’H.O.’, i.e. Hydrographic Office of the UK Admiralty who mapped them in 1935. These days the inhabtants are mostly gentoo and chinstrap penguins (below a chinstrap). As this is peak hatching time, many gentoos had chicks peeking out from between their legs, where it is safeContinue reading “Aitcho Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica”
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