In Pictures: Antarctica shots by ST readers

Here are some stunning images captured by ST readers during a recent trip to the continent.

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Jan 12, 2020, 05:00 AM

Sunset over the Gerlache Strait. PHOTO: YU LIANGHUI

Penguins near Deception Island. PHOTO: PHUA BOON KENG

Penguins leap for a rest at Port Charcot. PHOTO: PHUA BOON KENG

Braving the icy hills, walking in snow shoes in one of the world’s most remote wilderness. PHOTO: ANNIE ONG

Group photo of the Antarctica Expedition Cruise – The Journey of a Lifetime. PHOTO: DYNASTY TRAVEL_ALBATROS EXPEDITIONS

Flight at Cuverville. PHOTO: PHUA BOON KENG

The Albatros Expedition Team on recce for a safe passage between the ice floes during a sightseeing tour. PHOTO: ANNIE ONG

A male gentoo penguin picks the perfect stone for his perfect home at Barrientos Island. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

A crabeater seal shows off its pearly whites as it yawns on an ice floe at Port Charcot. Crabeater seals do not actually eat crabs – they have a sieve-like tooth structure that filters krill from water. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

Many species of seabirds follow a ship as it sails along the Drake Passage, including this light-mantled sooty albatross. These birds are able to fly thousands of kilometres by gliding on wind currents. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

A pair of snowy sheathbills preen themselves at Damoy Point. They are well-known as scavengers, and are the only Antarctic birds not to have webbed feet. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

A chinstrap penguin scurries past with a prized stone for his intended mate as a gentoo penguin looks on. During courtship, a male penguin will present the smoothest pebble he can find to a female as a gift. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

A blue-eyed cormorant perches on rocks near Port Lockroy, a harbour that is home to a military-base-turned-museum run by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

A glimpse of the webbed feet of a gentoo penguin is seen as it dives into the waters around Barrientos Island. Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming penguins in the world, reaching speeds of up to 36 km/h. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

The blue-eyed cormorant, also known as imperial shag, brings nesting material back to its nest on the rocks near Port Lockroy. The birds do not have blue-coloured eyes but are named thus because of a bright blue ring of feathers around their eyes. PHOTO: ADELENE CHENG

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