Brent Stephenson / Calm conditions with sea ice in the Lemaire Channel. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Brent Stephenson / Large growler berg in the Lemaire Channel. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) parent huddling with two chicks, Booth Island, Antarctica

Doug Allan / Mountains on north Lemaire Channel Antarctica

Pete Oxford / Moon rising over Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula

Konrad Wothe / View from Cruise ship in Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. February 2007.

Hiroya Minakuchi / Glacier coastal landscape, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Glacier and snow-covered coastal landscape, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Rick Tomlinson / SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, motoring in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Rick Tomlinson / SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, motoring in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Rick Tomlinson / SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, dwarfed by dramatic mountains as she motors in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Rick Tomlinson / SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, motoring in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Brent Stephenson / Group of Crabeater Seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on a small piece of ice. Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.

Brent Stephenson / Calm conditions with sea ice in the Lemaire Channel. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Kathryn Jeffs / Dion Poncet, skipper, on board the 'Golden Fleece', Lemaire Channel, Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica, January 2009, taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Snow capped Cape Renard at the north end of the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Stratus cloud surrounding the mountains at the side of the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Booth Island illuminated by shafts of sunshine through the cloud. Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists on the bow of the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, Lemaire Channel, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Reflections of mountains and glaciers, Lemaire Channel, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists on the flying bridge as they pass through the Lemaire Channel, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) climbing an icy path to a high colony site on the side of the Lemaire Channel, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / False Cape Renard at the entrance to the Lemaire Channel, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October 2006.

Hiroya Minakuchi / Coastline, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Coastline, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Glacier cascading into the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ice breaker "Clipper Adventurer" passing an iceberg in the Lemaire Channel on a grey day, Antarctica, February 2009.

Colin Monteath / Lemaire Channel reflection at sunset, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Lemaire Channel reflection at sunset, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Kayakers paddling beneath Mount Scott at entrance to Lemaire Channel near Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Kayakers paddling beneath Mount Scott at entrance to Lemaire Channel near Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Mount Scott reflection at entrance to Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Lemaire Channel with broken pack ice, Antarctica, December 1998

Gabriel Rojo / Lemaire Channel Mountains, Strait between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth / Wandel Island, Antarctica, February 2006

Gabriel Rojo / Lemaire Channel Mountains, strait between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth / Wandel Island, Antarctica, February 2006

Gabriel Rojo / Lemaire Channel Mountains, Strait between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth / Wandel Island, Antarctica, February 2006

Rick Tomlinson / Penguins rest on an iceberg as SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, motors through the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Suzi Eszterhas / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) vocalizing on nest, Booth Island, Antarctica

Suzi Eszterhas / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) vocalizing on nest, Booth Island, Antarctica

Rick Tomlinson / A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes its tail near SY "Adele", 180 foot Hoek Design, in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, January 2007. Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Emerald pool in iceberg, stranded in shallow bay near Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) surrounded by icebergs stranded in shallow bay near Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Evening light on ice landscape, Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg in front of coastline at twilight, Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Evening light on ice landscape, Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) parent huddling with two chicks, Booth Island, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Tourist cruise ship leaves Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Pete Oxford / Moon rising in Lemaire channel, Antarctica.

Suzi Eszterhas / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adults nesting with chicks at sunrise, Booth Island, Antarctica

Suzi Eszterhas / Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) parent and two chicks, Booth Island, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Cape Renard which is actually an island showing mountain formation Una's Tits, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Todd Pusser / Ray of light on snow covered mountain, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Eroded iceberg, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Melting iceberg, south end of Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Doug Allan / Reflections in Lemaire channel, Antarctica

Doug Allan / Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Martha Holmes / Research and filming boat 'Abel-J' in LeMaire Channel, Antarctica

Martha Holmes / Reflections in Lemaire Channel with brash ice, Antarctica

Martha Holmes / Reflection of Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Hiroya Minakuchi / Snow-covered coastal landscape, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Onne van der Wal / Still evening waters with snow covered mountains in the Lemaire channel, Antarctica.

Rick Tomlinson / Skip Novak's yacht "Pelagic" motorsails along the Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula.

Rick Tomlinson / Skip Novak's yacht "Pelagic" motorsails along the Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula.

Onne van der Wal / The setting sun on the snow-covered mountains reflecting in the water of the Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula.

Norbert Wu / Passengers gather on the deck of the MV Amsterdam to view the stunning scenery of the Lemaire Channel, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Lemaire Channel reflection at sunset, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg sculpted by waves and melting of ice near Booth Island, Antarctica

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Evening light on coastline, Booth Island, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Glacier cascading into the Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Colin Monteath / Peaks emerging from morning fog, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Sailboat dwarfed by glacier, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Sailboat and glacier, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Cape Renard which is actually an island showing mountain formation 'Una's Tits', Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Sailboat avoiding broken ice, Mt Cloos of the Antarctic Peninsula on the left and Wandel Peak of Booth Island on the right, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Antarctic Peninsula surrounds icebergs in Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Two tourists relaxing on the deck of sailboat Meander as it navigates through bergy bits, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Full moon over icebergs, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Overlooking lichen-covered rocks and ice floes, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Sailboat approaching glacier, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Ship with tourists in Lemaire Channel, Antarctica