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Amazing Antarctica in Photos

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Updated: January 17, 2021 by The Planet D

Amazing Antarctica in Photos

Antarctica is a dream destination for many. It’s the final frontier. The 7th continent. Once you’ve been everywhere, you’ll want to visit Antarctica. These Antarctica pictures will entice you to finally book that polar expedition.

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Chinstrap Penguins named so because of their obvious chinstrap pattern on their face

Amazing Antarctica in Photos

Read more of our time in Antarctica

  • Antarctic Expedition Explained
  • The Ominous Deception Island in Antarctica
  • Antarctica Travel Guide

January is the perfect time of year to visit Antarctica. We started our expedition through the Antarctic Peninsula on January 30 and it turned out to be the most incredible time to visit the continent.

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Landscape wildlife photo – adolescent penguin comes over to say hello

Newly hatched penguins had now grown to adolescence. They developed the most curious nature by the time they had grown a bit.

When we’d land on the shore after a good day of kayaking or exploring on the zodiacs, young penguins would waddle over to see what we were up to.

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Beautiful layers of blue ice in the icebergs

The wildlife of Antarctica was outstanding with whales breaching, seals sleeping, birds flying, and penguins playing right before our eyes.

But it was the landscape of Antarctica that truly took our breaths away.

Antarctica Pictures

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Beautiful Antarctica ice and skies

Dave took thousand of pictures in Antarctica.

Many of his stunning Antarctica photos had never seen the light of day due to catching flights and moving onto the next location.

So once we slowed down and settled in, Dave went through his best catalogue the best of Antarctica pictures like this lone penguin below.

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A penguin looks back over the shore of the continent.

We saw penguins everywhere. Most were in flocks of thousands and others simply were walking alone along the coast or floating on an ice sheet in the middle of the sea.

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A beautiful whale breach: This whale stayed with our ship for 45 minutes!

Check out: 11 of the Best Things to do in Antarctica

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A whale shows off his tail in this amazing whale fluke capture.

Antarctica Ice in Photos

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Iceberg reflections in the still water
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Ice, ice, and more ice

Old Whaling Stations of Antarctica

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Old oil drums on abandoned whaling station

Old abandoned whaling stations can be visited when taking an expedition to Antarctica.

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Crumbled building on Deception Island

This is a ruin on Deception Island. Back in the day, it was a large whaling station where they slaughtered whales for their oil.

Exploration in Antarctica

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We even camped on the continent of Antarctica.

More Images of Antarctica

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Each day we’d leave the ship to go out and explore by Zodiac.

We spent several days kayaking in Antarctica. It was the most serene and peaceful thing we’ve ever done.

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Our guide Solen kayaking around an iceberg

There was nothing but the sound of ice crackling and our paddles dipping into the cold water.

We could move silently as to not disturb wildlife and we came very close to seals sleeping on floating ice, penguins jumping and we even had a whale breach right behind our group of 12 paddlers.

Wildlife of Antarcticca

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Seal basking in the sun
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This guy looks so content!

Can’t get enough of penguins

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The Penguin highway in Antarctica.

Let us be honest with you. Penguins smell. But they are darn cute!

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A penguin checks out his own reflection.

When you land on shore to observe a colony, the stench immediately hits you. It’s a mixture of fish and feces.

However, they are so adorable that soon your nose gets used to the smell and you could sit for hours watching them. 

We saw a lot of penguins in Antarctica, but each viewing was as exciting, cute and fascinating as the first.

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We never tired of penguins in Antarctica.

When visiting the continent you are not allowed to approach penguins closer than 5 meters.

But, if you stand or sit very still, they may approach you and that is completely allowed!

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A whole lotta penguin love going on.

Stunning Beauty

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A glorious way to start the day
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Brash ice leads out from an iceberg
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Snowcapped mountains of Antarctica’s mainland in the distance
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A stop at the British Base is a must. You can do some shopping and send a postcard home!

Read: Antarctica or the Arctic? How Do You Choose Your Polar Expedition?

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Whale bones pieced together to make a full whale carcass. It’s huge!
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Whale bones are common to see when walking on beach shores at abandoned whaling stations.
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The tranquil scenery of Antarctica
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Paddling the calm waters of Paradise Bay, Antarctica
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Icicles form on a giant iceberg in Antarctica

Our travels to Antarctica were courtesy of Quark Expeditions. The leader in Polar adventures.

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  1. ANJANA says

    October 20, 2017 at 12:48 am

    INCREDIBLE CLICKS. GOOD WORK THANKS FOR THIS ALLURING IMAGES OF ANTARCTICA

    Reply
  2. NUSRAT IQBAL says

    April 18, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Beautiful photos collection

    Reply
  3. Tajirul Haque says

    March 17, 2015 at 10:51 am

    WOW, simply WOW, amazing, breathtaking, stunning images. Outstanding skills.

    Reply
  4. Ellen Schwab says

    February 28, 2015 at 10:23 am

    Great photos! I just returned from there a week ago and am still under its spell……

    Reply
  5. avianti says

    February 20, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Wow! these are beautiful! Now I want to go to antarctica!

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      February 23, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Thank you! Antarctica is such an amazing destination. It’s difficult to capture the true scope in photos, but we try our best!

      Reply
  6. Darby of Green Travel Antics says

    January 28, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    Your photos are breathtaking! I’m biking to Patagonia with by boyfriend this year, and I’d love to go to Antarctica if we have enough money left over. He doesn’t think we should to, but these pictures will surely convince him otherwise πŸ™‚

    Reply
  7. Dan says

    January 28, 2015 at 3:27 am

    These photos are beyond amazing! I cannot wait to visit Antarctica.

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    • Dave and Deb says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:38 am

      Thanks Dan! I hope you get to go soon. It’s an out of this world destination.

      Reply
  8. Louisa says

    January 22, 2015 at 9:10 am

    Wow those photos are so amazing…especially if you made them into postcards…ever thought of doing that? And the wildlife photos look amazing too…it must have been awesome to visit…

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 23, 2015 at 7:49 am

      Thank you! It was defnitely amazing to visit.

      Reply
  9. Kellie (Destination Unknown) says

    January 19, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Having just returned from my second trip to Antarctica, I am lapping up these incredible photos! Isn’t it great to still discover great photos from trips of years ago – and great for us that you are sharing them, keep them coming πŸ™‚

    Reply
  10. Marie says

    January 17, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Wow, that’s amazing. Just wow.

    Reply
  11. Rebecca says

    January 10, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    Holy hell, these photos are spectacular!! Great idea to get more out – look forward to more photo features.

    Reply
  12. northierthanthou says

    January 9, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Love the rust of the old whaling stations.

    Reply
  13. Mary @ Green Global Travel says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    Incredible photos…the ones of the whaling station and of the penguins are especially striking.

    Reply
  14. neil bugghins says

    January 7, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    I like the Antarctic photographs, it looks so peaceful and beautiful. It greatly contrasts with the fierce, harshness of what I’ve read about it there.

    Reply
  15. Joel says

    January 6, 2015 at 7:50 am

    Awesome ! Happy New Year!

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    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:18 am

      You too Joel. Cheers!

      Reply
  16. Marie says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:02 am

    Wow! Amazing pictures!
    I have always dreamed of going to Antarctica. Now I definitely know, that this is a place, that I must see some day πŸ™‚
    And again – AMAZING pictures!

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    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:18 am

      Thanks Marie. Antarctica is an out of this world destination.

      Reply
  17. Joanne Joseph says

    January 6, 2015 at 12:48 am

    Wow, indeed. These are some of the most beautiful and spectacular shots I have seen from Antartica. Thank you so much for moving this magnificent continent a bit higher on my bucket list!

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:21 am

      Wow! Thank you so much Joanne and Joseph. That is a huge compliment as we have seen so many amazing photos from the Continent. It is truly a photographers dream destination.

      Reply
  18. Don says

    January 5, 2015 at 5:59 pm

    Awesome Photos. Looks really cold!

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:21 am

      Thanks Don. It was actually quite comfortable sitting at around 5 degrees Celcius. Quark Expeditions also provides parkas for you to keep and warm waterproof boots for use. You stay pretty warm actually.

      Reply
  19. Emily says

    January 5, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    I love the photo of the little penguin who approached to say hello!

    Antarctica is definitely on my list of places to go…my bucket list includes a stop on every continent πŸ™‚

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    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:22 am

      Isn’t he a cutie? I was going to lead with that image actually, but then I decided to go with the more dramatic image of the two penguins. I may change it up in the days to come πŸ™‚

      Reply
  20. Jennifer says

    January 5, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I know, I know, this isn’t the most useful comment, but I just had to say WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:22 am

      That’s useful to me! I love it

      Reply
  21. Claire says

    January 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Wow. Those photos are amazing. I can only imagine how incredible it was to see all of that in person.

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:23 am

      Thanks Claire, it was incredible to see in person. It’s difficult to top Antarctica as a destination. Now whenever anyone asks us what’s our favourite, that is always high on our list.

      Reply
  22. Katie says

    January 5, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I’ve always shied away from Antarctica a little due to the cold (I’m a warm weather gal), but these photos helped persuade me. The penguins, especially, as well as all that blue and the icebergs!

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    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:27 am

      Hi Katie, it’s honestly not that bad as far as the cold goes because expeditions go in the summer. Plus, Quark Expeditions supplies parkas for you to keep! that are totally warm, and they lend warm waterproof boots for the duration of the cruise. You just have to bring hats, gloves and waterproof pants. Plus all your layers of course. But you surprisingly stay very warm once you are dressed for the weather. And it is so spectacular, you tend to forget the chill in the air.

      Reply
  23. Bec says

    January 5, 2015 at 8:59 am

    Beautiful photos. I was lucky enough to go to Antarctica in 2013 and it is a photographers dream.

    Reply
    • Dave and Deb says

      January 6, 2015 at 10:27 am

      I’m so happy to hear that Bec. You are so right, it is a photographers dream destination.

      Reply

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