Antarctica -- October-November 2010

Magdelena Island (Isla Magdelena in Spanish). This is in the Strait of Magellan. Agan, penguins, although there seem to be a few gulls in this photo (including one in flight -- if it's flying, that's a clue it isn;t a penguin.

Note the apparent absence of vegatation. I believe the only dry-land plant life I noticed while there was perhaps 6 or 8 small trees on a hilltop to the northeast. Did not get to see the other side of the island; could have been some vegatation there. Saw seaweed, but only because some penguins were carrying it uphill from the beach in their mouths.

(22 Nov 2010)

Magdelena Island

Another photo where I was trying ot show how barren this island was. Some of the black and white birds in this photo are gulls.