Ashley Cooper / Faeces of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) coloured pink from the seals diet of Antarctic Krill. South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula. February 2014

Ashley Cooper / Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at Base Orcadas which is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica. Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Weather station at Base Orcadas, an Argentine scientific station in Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, February 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder, which measures hours of sunlight at Base Orcadas, an Argentine scientific station in Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Base Orcadas, an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Red algae in snow at Base Orcadas, an Argentine scientific station, Antarctica. Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Ashley Cooper / Base Orcadas an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Konrad Wothe / Orcadas Base, Argentine scientific reserarch station, with researchers looking at Fur seals, Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. February 2007.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Zodiac returning to the Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station Vernadsky (formerly Faraday) on Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station Vernadsky, (formerly Faraday) on Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Zodiac returning to the Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station Vernadsky(formerly Faraday) on Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Signpost at the Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station Vernadsky (formerly Faraday) on Galindez Island. Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station Vernadsky, (formerly Faraday) on Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sundog / Parhelion (circle of light around the sun) at sunset in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica, February 2009.

Pete Oxford / Wreckage of Shorts Skyvan, an Argentine Coastguard plane blown up by the SAS on the night of 14/15 May 1982, during the Falklands/Argentine conflict. This raid was the first contact between Argentina...

Chris Gomersall / Orcadas Argentine polar research base station. Laurie Island, South Orkney Isles, Antarctica. January 2007.

Chris Gomersall / Orcadas Argentine polar research base station, Laurie Island, South Orkney Isles, Antarctica. January 2007.

Matthias Breiter / Iceberg near Lemaire Channel, Argentine Island, Antarctica

Rick Tomlinson / Skip Novak's yacht "Pelagic" lies along the sea ice with lines ashore at the Ukranian base Vernadsky (ex-Faraday) in the Argentine Islands, Antarctic Peninsula.

Rick Tomlinson / Skip Novak's steel yacht "Pelagic" motors carefully through sea ice near the Argentine Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Flip de Nooyer / Sailboat navigating through broken ice, Penola Strait, Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Ashley Cooper / Tourists from expedition cruise ship playing at billiards table and purchasing postcards in shop. Vernadsky Station Ukranian research base, Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Man outside Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base, signpost pointing to places across the world. Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Equipment room with skis, snowshoes and coats. Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base, Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Small chapel in snow, Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base, Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Tourists from expedition cruise ship visiting Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base, dog sleds in foreground. Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Gift shop selling souvenirs at Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base. Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base on rocks above Southern Ocean. Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Ashley Cooper / Fading wooden sign reading 'British Crown Land' outside Wordie House, a former British scientific research base. Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Equipment including typewriter in Wordie House, a former British scientific research base. Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Tourist beside heating stove in Wordie House, a former British scientific research base, Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Radio, kitchen crockery and colanders on shelf in Wordie House, a former British scientific research base. Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Tourists from expedition cruise ship sea kayaking amongst sea ice and icebergs. Off Vernadsky Station, Galindez Island, Antarctica. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Tourists from expedition cruise ship sea kayaking amongst sea ice. Off Vernadsky Station, Galindez Island, Antarctica. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Wordie House, a former British scientific research base. Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Wordie House, a former British scientific research base. Winter Island, Argentine Islands, Antarctica. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Fuel tank and buildings at Vernadsky Station Ukrainian research base, a former British base. Galindez Island, Antarctica. January 2020.