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Picture Library catalogue: Modern Photograph Collection

 

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Here you can browse the complete listing of all the Modern Photograph Collection (MODERN) items.

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There are 120 items in this collection.

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Ice cliffs at the seaward margin of the Courtauld Glacier, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/1

The ice cliffs at the seaward margin of the heavily-crevassed Courtauld Glacier, East Greenland, rise about 40 m above the sea-surface. The dark debris bands, or medial moraines, on the ice surface are produced from rockfall onto the glacier as ice flows past the surrounding mountains.

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Watkins Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/10

Glaciers, icebergs, sea ice and the mountainous surrounding of Watkins Fjord, East Greenland.

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Iceberg, Watkins Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/11

A water-eroded iceberg and brash ice largely cover the calm surface of Watkins Fjord, East Greenland. The fjord is named after a British explorer of the 1930s, Gino Watkins, who was lost while kayaking in the area.

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Storm over the exposed headlands of northwest Iceland

Record: P2006/1/12

A storm over the exposed headlands of northwest Iceland. The presence of a residual snowpatch at the end of summer suggests that the upland plateau is near to supporting glaciers.

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Flowers, Arctic summer in Hornsund, southern Spitsbergen

Record: P2006/1/13

Flowers bloom among glacially-eroded boulders during the brief Arctic summer in Hornsund, southern Spitsbergen.

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King penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands

Record: P2006/1/14

King penguins on the shoreline at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic. This species of penguin, in which adults reach almost a metre in height, is distributed widely among the sub-Antarctic islands.

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Humpback whale, Gerlache Strait, Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/15

A barnacle-encrusted humpback whale rises for breath in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. The whale's blow-hole is clearly visible, while its mouth and eyes remain below water.

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Crabeater seal basking on the shore, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2006/1/16

A crabeater seal basks among ice on the shore of the Antarctic Peninsula. Note the scar along the seal's back, probably from an encounter with a predatory sea leopard.

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Icebergs, inlet near Rothera Base, Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/17

Small icebergs litter an inlet near the British research base at Rothera, with the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

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Two Hummock Island, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2006/1/18

Two Hummock Island at the northern end of Gerlache Strait on the Antarctic Peninsula. The island is largely ice-covered and is about 9 kilometres long with mountain peaks over 700 m high.

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Glacier, Anvers Island, Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/19

The surface of a glacier is broken by crevasses as it nears the coast of Anvers Island, Antarctica. Blowing snow indicates high winds over the glacier terminus, which towers about 40 m above the sea.

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Ice cliffs, Courtauld Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/2

Fractured ice cliffs are reflected in the still waters of Courtauld Fjord, East Greenland. The tide line at the base of the ice cliffs indicates that the glacier is not afloat, but is grounded on the floor of the 200 m-deep fjord.

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Tabular iceberg, Dallmann Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2006/1/20

Tabular iceberg in Dallmann Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula. The release or calving of icebergs is one of the main ways in which mass is lost from ice sheets. This iceberg is about 500 m long and has a submerged keel of several hundred metres.

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Tabular iceberg at sunset, Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/21

A large tabular iceberg surrounded by fog and sea ice at sunset in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica. Icebergs such as this one, and those on the horizon, can be up to 10 or 20 kilometres in length and have underwater keels between 300 and 500 m deep. They drift largely in response to ocean currents because of their deep keels.

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Sea ice and iceberg, Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/22

Sea ice and an isolated iceberg in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica. Sea-ice floes are formed from the freezing of sea water during winter and are only a few metres in thickness. The iceberg is about 40 m in above-water height and is made up of glacier ice.

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Eastern margin of Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/23

Ice and snow-covered buttresses and gullies on the mountainous Graham Land define the eastern margin of the narrow Lemaire Channel, Antarctica. The peaks are over 1000 m high.

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Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2006/1/24

Crevasses break the smooth surface of a small glacier as it drains to the seaward margin of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Rock pinnacle near Cape Renaud, above Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Record: P2006/1/25

Ice covers most of the 14 million km2 of the Antarctic continent, even accumulating at the top of a rock pinnacle near Cape Renaud, which rises over 700 m above Lemaire Channel, Antarctica.

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Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (detail of frieze)

Record: P2006/1/26

The Scott Polar Research Institute is part of the University of Cambridge. Its historic building houses research laboratories, a world-renowned polar library, and fine archival collections of polar photographs, artworks and artefacts. Its Museum makes many of these items, along with displays of current polar-research work by Institute staff, accessible to the public. The image shows a detail of the frieze on the front elevation of the Museum building, including the sculpture bust of Robert Falcon Scott by his wife, sculptress Kathleen Scott.

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Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (detail of frieze)

Record: P2006/1/27

The Scott Polar Research Institute is part of the University of Cambridge. Its historic building houses research laboratories, a world-renowned polar library, and fine archival collections of polar photographs, artworks and artefacts. Its Museum makes many of these items, along with displays of current polar-research work by Institute staff, accessible to the public. The image shows a detail of the frieze on the front elevation of the Museum building, including the sculpture bust of Robert Falcon Scott by his wife, sculptress Kathleen Scott.

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Crevassed glacier, Courtauld Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/3

A crevassed glacier releasing small icebergs and milky, sediment-laden water into Courtauld Fjord, East Greenland. The glacier is about a kilometre wide.

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Icebergs in an East Greenland fjord

Record: P2006/1/4

Icebergs of many shapes, some containing debris from the parent glacier, float in an East Greenland fjord. The icebergs melt slowly in the fjord waters, releasing fresh water and sediment as they do so.

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Sunset, Kangerdlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/5

Sunset lights the mountains forming the eastern shore of Kangerdlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. The calm water reflects the sharp outline of the mountain tops.

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Sunset, eastern shore, Kangerdlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/6

Sunset lights the mountains forming the eastern shore of Kangerdlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. A breeze disturbs reflections in the fjord waters.

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Volcanic gneiss peaks, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/7

Sharp peaks and buttresses formed by ice action on the ancient volcanic gneiss rocks of East Greenland. The mountain summits are up to 2000 m in elevation.

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Small glaciers, Kangerdlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2006/1/8

Small glaciers, each about a kilometre wide, drain through mountainous terrain to flow into the 800 m-deep and 70 km-long Kangerdlussuaq Fjord in East Greenland.

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Icebergs, Kangerlussuaq Fjord

Record: P2006/1/9

Icebergs punctuate the calm waters of Kangerlussuaq Fjord system, into which drains one of the largest outlet glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

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Arctic light, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/1

Sunrise/sunset over the sea with icebergs

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Kittiwakes jostling for best spot

Record: P2007/29/10

Two Kittiwakes fighting, one seated on a metal object the other hovering above

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Midnight sun, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/11

Midnight sun over a calm sea with some sea ice

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Midnight sun and sea ice reflections, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/12

Midnight sun and sea ice reflections, North East Greenland

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Minke whale and guillemot family, North of Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/13

Fin of Minke whale surfacing out of the water and four guillemots swimming past in the foreground

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Moon reflection, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/14

Moon reflection, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Northern Fulmar

Record: P2007/29/15

Northern Fulmar in flight

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Northern Fulmar over ice

Record: P2007/29/16

Northern Fulmar flying over ice

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Polar bear follow the leader, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/17

Polar bear and two cubs near the edge of an ice floe

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Polar bear kiss, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/18

Polar bear and two cubs near the edge of an ice floe

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Polar bear yawn, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/19

Polar bear and two cubs near the edge of an ice floe

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Aurora over mountains, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/2

Aurora over mountains, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Polar bears on ice floe, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/20

Polar bear and two cubs near the edge of an ice floe

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Polar bears on thin ice, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/21

Polar bear and two cubs walking over ice floes

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Reindeer, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/22

Two Reindeer eating grass outside a blue and green building. Longyearbyen, Svalbard

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Walrus eyeing behind, Moffen Island, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/23

Group of Walrus swimming in the water, Moffen Island, Svalbard

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Walrus melee, Moffen Island, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/24

Group of Walrus swimming in the water, Moffen Island, Svalbard

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Three Walrus swimming in the sea, Moffen Island, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/25

Three Walrus swimming in the sea, Moffen Island, Svalbard

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Walrus look out, Moffen Island, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/26

Group of Walrus swimming in the sea, looking towards the camera. Moffen Island, Svalbard

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Walrus on the beach, Moffen Island, Svalbard

Record: P2007/29/27

Group of Walrus on the beach, Moffen Island, Svalbard

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Seal

Record: P2007/29/28

Seal on an ice floe

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/29

Bird in flight very close to the water

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Aurora over mountains, Kangerlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/3

Aurora over mountains, Kangerlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/30

Bird in flight

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/31

Bird in flight

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/32

Bird in flight

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/33

Bird in flight

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Bird in flight

Record: P2007/29/34

Bird in flight

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The RRS James Clark Ross in sea ice, North East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/4

The RRS James Clark Ross, Research Ship in sea ice, North East Greenland

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Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/5

Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/6

Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/7

Courtauld Glacier reflections, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Sun on mountains, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2007/29/8

Sun on mountains, Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord, East Greenland

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Kittiwakes 'feed me'

Record: P2007/29/9

Two Kittiwakes, one sitting on a metal drum, the other beside it is waiting to be fed

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Haag Nunataks, Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/1

Aerial view of nunataks rising out of snow covered landscape

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Faraday Station with Lemaire Channel behind, Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/10

View of Faraday Station, British Antarctic Survey, with the Lemaire Channel behind, mountains on either side.

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Eureka Glacier, Palmer Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/11

Aerial view of glacier, with mountains in the background

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Gipps Ice Rise on Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/12

Aerial view of ice rise

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The Gullet in Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/13

Aerial view of mountains, sea and sea ice

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Low flying Twin Otter over Alexander Island, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/14

View of large area of snow and ice, mountains in the background. Photograph taken from the window of a low flying Twin Otter aeroplane.

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Iceberg in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/15

Close up view of an iceberg

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King penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands

Record: P2008/18/16

Group of King penguins on the beach

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USS Atka in McMurdo Sound with Mount Erebus behind, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/17

Spectre like ship, trapped in the ice

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RRS Bransfield squeezing between two icebergs, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/18

View between two icebergs taken from the bow of the ship

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RRS Bransfield at Prospect Point, Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/19

The BAS ship RRS Bransfield in sea ice, coast behind

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North Alexander Island from Lully Foothills, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/2

Aerial view of tops of mountains in snow covered landscape

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BAS Twin Otter flying low over the Wordie Ice Shelf, Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/20

Aerial view of Wordie ice shelf, with mountains behind. The shadow of the aeroplane is on the ice

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USS Atka in McMurdo Sound with Mount Erebus behind, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/21

The ship USS Atka trapped in ice

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Eternity Range from Meiklejohn Glacier, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/22

Aerial view of Eternity mountain range from the Meiklejohn glacier

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Icebergs and ice floes off Coronation Island, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/23

Seascape of icebergs and ice floes

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Ice front and ice floes, West Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/24

Seascape of ice front and ice floes

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Ice floes off Hampton Glacier, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/25

Seascape of ice floes

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RRS Bransfield, a tight squeeze between icebergs, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/26

View between two icebergs taken from the bow of the ship.

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USS Atka in consolidated pack ice, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/27

Spectre like ship trapped in the ice

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Adélie Penguins on an ice floe, Paulet Island, Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/3

Group of Adélie Penguins standing on an ice floe

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Camp of a joint BAS-USAP geological field party, Thiel Mountains, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/4

Camp scene of three tents, sledge and ski on snow, mountains in background.

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Guyatt and Wedge Ridge in the Shackleton Range, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/5

Aerial view of mountains covered in ice and snow

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The first landing of Antarctic Airways DC-4, Patriot Hills, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/6

A DC-4 aeroplane standing on the ice, with mountains in the background. There is a man on the wing refuelling the aircraft.

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View west from head of Bourgeois Fjord, Graham Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/7

Aerial view of mountains and ice covered fjord

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Zonda Towers at midnight, Palmer Land, Antarctica

Record: P2008/18/8

Aerial view of mountains in ice and snow

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Consolidated pack ice, Melville Sound, Canada

Record: P2008/18/9

Consolidated pack ice

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Iceberg offshore of Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/1

Interesting shaped iceberg offshore of Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

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Iceberg and mountains, Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/10

Coastal scenery with mountains in background and iceberg in foreground in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Mountain and glacier reflections, Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/11

Coastal scenery with mountain and glacier reflections in the water, Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Mountain and glacier reflections, Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/12

Mountain and glacier reflections, Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Sea ice and icebergs in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/13

Sea ice and icebergs with sunlight shinning through dark clouds in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Sea ice and icebergs in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/14

Sea ice and icebergs with hazy mountains in background in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Sunset in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/15

Sunset with bright orange sky and mountain to the right, in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Ice cliffs near Rothera, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/16

Coastal scenery of ice cliffs near Rothera the British Antarctic Survery base, Antarctic Peninsula

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Weddell seal and ice. Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/17

Weddell seal and piece of ice on shingle. Antarctic Peninsula

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Icebergs near Rothera, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/18

Interesting shaped iceberg and smaller bits of ice in the sea near Rothera, the British Antarctic Survey base, Antarctic Peninsula

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Icebergs near Rothera, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/19

Interesting shaped iceberg near Rothera, the British Antarctic Survey base, Antarctic Peninsula

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Glaciers and mountain peaks, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/2

Dramatic view of glaciers and mountain peaks along the coast, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

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Ice covered mountains of southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/20

Aerial view of ice covered mountains of southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard

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Longyearbyen, Svalbard, showing the church and mining installations

Record: P2008/9/21

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, showing the church and mining installations

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Longyearbyen, Svalbard, showing the town centre

Record: P2008/9/22

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, showing the town centre with mountains behind

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Colourful houses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/23

A row of colourful houses with mountains behind in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

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Snowmobiles and houses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/24

A row of colourful houses with snowmobiles in front of them and mountains behind, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

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Houses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and the glacier Longyearbreen above the town

Record: P2008/9/25

Colourful houses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and the glacier Longyearbreen above the town

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Whalebone on a raised shoreline, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/26

Whalebone lying on the ground, a few flowers and other vegetation on the stony ground around, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard

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Reindeer antler and flowers, Edgeøya, Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/27

Reindeer antler lying on flowers with stony ground around, Edgeøya, Svalbard

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Polar bear and kill site on sea ice, Strofjorden, Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/28

Polar bear lying on floating ice with blood and animal remains to the left, Strofjorden Svalbard

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Reindeer grazing in Rosenbergdalen, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/29

Reindeer grazing in foreground with a river, mountain side behind, Rosenbergdalen, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard

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Sea ice and glaciers on Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/3

View of the coast line showing sea ice and glaciers on Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

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Female polar bear and cub on sea ice, Storfjorden, eastern Svalbard

Record: P2008/9/30

Female polar bear and cub on sea ice, Storfjorden, eastern Svalbard

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Scientific research - oceanographic sampling in an East Greenland fjord

Record: P2008/9/31

Two men on side of research ship, holding and guiding down an oceanographic sampling instrument, which is being lowered from above. The ship is close to the land and ice

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Scientific research - sampling of fjord sediments for a scientific research vessel, Watkins Fjord, East Greenland

Record: P2008/9/32

Men on stern of ship manoevering scientific equipment with a crane, Watkins Fjord, East Greenland

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Setting sun on the horizon with sea ice, Jenny Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/4

Setting sun on the horizon with sea ice, Jenny Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

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'Alpenglow' on glaciers and mountains of Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/5

Coast line with glaciers and mountains bathed in a pale pink light, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula

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Icebergs and sea ice at sunset in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/6

Icebergs and sea ice with a very cloudy sky at sunset in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Mountain peaks, glaciers and icebergs in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/7

Coastal scenery of mountain peaks, glaciers and icebergs in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

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Tidewater ice cliffs in Blind Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/8

Close up of tidewater ice cliffs in Blind Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

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Sea ice, icebergs and glaciers in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula

Record: P2008/9/9

Coastal scenery of mountains right up to the shore, sea ice, icebergs and glaciers in Bourgeois Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula