A quarter moon setting over the scenic Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica.

A quarter moon setting over the scenic Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica.

The National Geographic Endeavour pushing through brash ice and small icebergs in the Lemaire Channel near the Antarctic Peninsula.

The National Geographic Endeavour pushing through brash ice and small icebergs in the Lemaire Channel near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Mist covers the glacier in Neumayer Channel, Antarctica.

An adult Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out with The National Geographic Endeavour at sunset in the Lemaire Channel near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Mist covers the glacier and icebergs and bergy bits in the bay in Neumayer Channel, Antarctica.

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) porpoising at the northern end of the Errera Channel in Antarctica. Southern Ocean. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of ar

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) leaping off ice shelf onto rocky shoreline in the Ererra Channel, Antarctica. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around 3

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting an egg on Petermann Island, Antarctica. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around 314, 000 breeding pairs in all o

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) defecating on Petermann Island, Antarctica. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around 314, 000 breeding pairs in all of

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in the Ererra Channel, Antarctica. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around 314, 000 breeding pairs in all of Antarctica.

LeMaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula.