Moss and lichen growing on a sea cliff on Cuverville Island off the Antarctic Peninsular.

---

Moss and lichen growing on a sea cliff on Cuverville Island off the Antarctic Peninsular. Lichens and mosses are becoming more common on the Antarctic Peninsular as climate change is causing areas to become snow and ice free.

---

Size: 5759px × 3840px
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: antarctic, antarctica, atlantic, austral, bare, change, cliff, climate, colourful, cuverville, expanding, glacial, global, green, island, landscape, lichen, melted, melting, moss, mossy, mountain, ocean, orange, peninsular, retreat, rock, rocky, south, southern, sunlight, warming, white