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A screenshot from the video "Ideas for Change" showing white ocean illustrations.
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Ideas for Change

"We too are sea creatures," entreats ocean explorer Sylvia Earle in this beautiful...
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 09:12
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

Standing at twice the height of the Adélie penguins, emperor penguins are the...
A small Adélie penguin hops on a piece of ice.
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Adélie Penguin Jumping Out of the Water

Small Adélie penguins live throughout the Antarctic, but are most abundant in the...
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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Map of the Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
A gang of king penguins.
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King Penguins, Right Whale Beach, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

There are over 30 colonies of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South...
Two Adélie penguins face each other while lying on ice.
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Adélie Penguins Face Off

These cute Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) are actually having a bit of a...
Gentoo penguin mother with her chick in Antarctica.
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Gentoo Penguin Mother and Chick

A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mother stands with her chick in Antarctica....
“As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back visions of fish and fauna. Soon I discovered that taking water out of the picture, rendering it invisible while it is still evident that it surrounds the subject, is a powerfu
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Green Turtle, Armeñime, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

“As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back...
Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica
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Adélie Penguins, Paulet Island, Antarctica

“As we motored around Paulet Island in a Zodiac boat, these two curious penguins...
Green Sea Turtle, Armeñime, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Green Sea Turtle in the Canary Islands, Spain

I have been to this location many times, but no other photo has come out like this...

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