ANTARCTICA - A Weddell seal lounges at the waterline at Whalers Bay on Deception Island, with the path he has dragged himself clearly visible in the dark volcanic sand of the beach. Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands, is a caldera of a volcano and is comprised of volcanic rock.

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Size: 4106px × 6152px
Location: Whalers Bay, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Photo credit: © David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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