Juergen Freund / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting in a crevice in the coral reef. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Doug Allan / Coral landscape in sheltered crevice, Antarctica. Sponges, soft corals and starfish

Shane Gross / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) resting on the seabed sheltered by coral. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) in sheltered cave, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ashley Cooper / An isolated house beneath Ben More on Mull, Scotland, UK. August.

Ashley Cooper / Passenger from an Antarctic cruise ship amongst coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker, Paradise Bay off Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. February 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Pyrenean violet (Ramonda myconi) growing in a gryke, the sheltered crevice of limestone pavement, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain, July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Flowers growing in a gryke, the sheltered crevice of limestone pavement, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain, July.

Alex Mustard / Archer fish (Toxotes jaculatrix) reflected in the sheltered water surface in the mangroves. Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Table coral (Acropora sp) grows into a delicate shape in the sheltered waters of a lagoon, on the wreck of the Teshio Maru. Korror, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

Roy Mangersnes / Stunning blue iceberg in sheltered fjord on west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Michael Pitts / Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) found in sheltered lagoons and in seagrass. Indonesia.

Michael Pitts / Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) found in sheltered lagoons and in seagrass. Indonesia.

Charlie Summers / Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) taking off from the sheltered waters of The Brothers Islands in Frederick Sound, Alaska, August.

Tui De Roy / Golden cownose rays (Rhinoptera steindachnyri) schooling in sheltered mangrove lagoon, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Alex Mustard / Female Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) broods her eggs, wrapped in her arms, while she lies protected in an old giant clam shell. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) using two halves of a coconut as a home. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) using two halves of a coconut as a home. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) crosses the sand to take shelter in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Roger Powell / Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre) flowering on sheltered limestone pavement, The Burren, Co. Clare, Republic of Ireland, July

Nick Upton / Overview of Campomoro bay, a sheltered natural harbour, with several yachts and small motor boats at anchor. Southwest Corsica, France, June 2010.

Alex Mustard / A seahorse symbol is used as the logo for a yacht club in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, March. Seahorses typically favour the same sheltered bays that make excellent natural anchorages, which has led to c...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Glacier carving huge icebergs into sheltered fjord. Northwest Greenland, 1980.

Andrew Parkinson / Greylag geese (Anser anser) in a line on a sheltered coastal loch, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK

Pete Oxford / Port Howard Settlement, situated at the base of Mound Maria and at the head of its own sheltered harbour, Port Howard, Northern end of West Falkland, Falkland Islands

Pete Oxford / Port Howard Settlement, situated at the base of Mound Maria and at the head of its own sheltered harbour, Port Howard, Northern end of West Falkland, Falkland Islands

Merryn Thomas / Essaouira town and medina viewed from the old fort, Morocco, November 2008.

Solvin Zankl / Within the windswept dunes of the Namib Desert plant detritus, called "muesli", gathers in the sheltered valleys. This detritus is the base of the food chain in the Namib Desert and nourishes many ins...

Flip de Nooyer / Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) chick sheltered under parent, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Tourists in frozen desert sheltered by Asgard Range, Taylor Dry Valley, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Tourists in frozen desert sheltered by Asgard Range, Taylor Dry Valley, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Pete Oxford / Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo {Dasypus septemcinctus}. Cerrado, Brazil.

Gavin Hellier / Clifton Bay and Beach sheltered by the Lions Head and Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, South Africa

Tui De Roy / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with young calf in tropical sheltered coastal waters, Vava'u, Tonga.

Tui De Roy / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with young calf in tropical sheltered coastal waters, Vava'u, Tonga.

Tui De Roy / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with young calf in tropical sheltered coastal waters Vava'u, Tonga.

Tui De Roy / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with young calf in tropical sheltered coastal waters Vava'u, Tonga.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) mother and six month old cubs sheltered from wind in calcium deposit, Sarmiento Lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Matthias Breiter / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick sheltered by whale bones, Port Lockroy, Weincke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Matthias Breiter / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks sheltered by whale bone, Port Lockroy, Weincke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Nick Upton / Large frilly frond of Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) attached to rocks very low on sheltered rocky shore alongside Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata), Helford River, Cornwall, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Close up detail of large frilly frond of Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) attached to rocks very low on sheltered rocky shore alongside Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata), Helford River, Cornwall, UK,...

Nick Upton / Large frilly frond of Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) attached to rocks very low on a sheltered rocky shore alongside Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata), Helford River, Cornwall, UK, August.

Onne van der Wal / Sailboats anchored in the protected bay on the island of Isla San Francisco, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. 2006.

Onne van der Wal / Tussock grass along the coastline with a cruising yacht anchored in the sheltered Cobber's Cove, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The coastline of South Georgia with a cruising yacht anchored in the sheltered Cobber's Cove to the right.

Onne van der Wal / Boats moored in a sheltered harbour, Maine, USA.

Roberto Rinaldi / Boat in sheltered bay, Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) leaping in sheltered bay along sandy coastline of East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands

Tui De Roy / Sheltered bay in deep rift line, Partida Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Alex Mustard / A huge, seasonal gathering of Hooded nudibranchs (Melibe leonina) on Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in a sheltered bay, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Queen Charlotte St...

Alex Mustard / A huge, seasonal gathering of Hooded nudibranchs (Melibe leonina) on Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in a sheltered bay, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Queen Charlotte St...

Frederique Olivier / Arctic willow (Salix arctica), short form, in a sheltered area and with flowing water, Edinburgh Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Bruce Thomson / Fern forest in sheltered gully on southern side of island, Norfolk Island, Australia. December, 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Panning shot of Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on a stormy day as they are moving around the huddled colony, trying to reach the wind sheltered side, Atka Bay, Antarctica, July.

Stefan Christmann / Cameraman Lindsay McCrae filming Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on a stormy day as they are moving around the huddled colony, trying to reach the wind sheltered side, Atka Bay, Antarctica, Ju...

Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) female hauling out onto a sheltered rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.

Ashley Cooper / Traditional sheltered vineyard with rock walls to protect vines from strong winds, growing on volcanic soil. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. November 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Traditional sheltered vineyard with rock walls to protect vines from strong winds, growing on black volcanic soil. Town and mountains in background. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. November 2019.

Etienne Littlefair / Northern yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga), young juvenile resting in a sheltered spot in a shallow stretch of Berry Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. Cropped.

Nick Hawkins / Spotted jelly (Mastigias papua) swims in sheltered cove in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Pacific Ocean.

Erwan Quéméré / Yachts moored in Port Miou near Cassis, Provence, France. ^^^There are many naturally protected creeks along the coast near Marseilles which are well-protected from mistral winds.