South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) on a "growler" iceberg near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica


Two Hummock is a small island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica, the two "hummocks" being Buache (600m) and Modev (670m) Point is so named for the noise created by the large Chinstrap penguin colony found there.


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Location: Palaver Point, Two Hummock Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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