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DAY 8 ANTARCTICA - CUVERVILLE ISLAND

From Half Moon Island, we made our way to Cuverville Island (64 deg 41'S, 62 deg38'W). Cuverville is home to about 6500 pairs of nesting gentoo penguins. The waters around Cuverville are littered with icebergs of all sizes and shapes. On our return to the Quest, our naturalist zodiac driver took us out into the bay, away from shore noise, and turned off the engines. It was fascinating to hear the pops of air bubbles bursting after being trapped in glacial ice for ages. The naturalist explained the variety of features we observed on the icebergs.
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
APPROACHING CUVERVILLE ISLAND
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g10/68/971468/3/166920235.6KYcMAUx.jpg g10/68/971468/3/166920236.mPwusyBv.jpg GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
g10/68/971468/3/166920251.1iYIfMBx.jpg GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
PENGUIN HIGHWAYS
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g10/68/971468/3/166920261.JvnhHPc8.jpg BROWN SKUAS MATING
BROWN SKUAS MATING
BROWN SKUAS MATING
BROWN SKUAS MATING
GENTOO PENGUINS
GENTOO PENGUINS
BROWN SKUA
BROWN SKUA
g10/68/971468/3/166920242.7kF087Ur.jpg BROWN SKUA
BROWN SKUA
BROWN SKUA
BROWN SKUA
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g10/68/971468/3/166920264.xYSAULm5.jpg g10/68/971468/3/166920266.RDBkD3Jc.jpg A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
GENTOO PENGUINS IN THE BAY
GENTOO PENGUINS IN THE BAY
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A GENTOO WALKS UP AN ICEBERG AND THEN SLIDES DOWN
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
A ZODIAC TOUR AMONG THE GLACIERS
WILSON'S STORM PETREL
WILSON'S STORM PETREL
WILSON'S STORM PETREL
WILSON'S STORM PETREL
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