Antarctic Heard Island taken over by elephant seals and penguins



10:22 PM Sun 12 Jun 2011 GMT
'Cloud over Big Ben captured by the camera' Australian Antarctic Division ?
The Antarctic Heard Island has seen penguins and elephant seals take centre-stage in a series of time-lapse images from a remote monitoring camera. The solar-powered digital camera was set up at Atlas Cove station in December last year to take 10 photos a day. More than 1100 images were recovered from the camera's memory card in April. The camera is positioned to face south-east looking towards the isthmus and Big Ben, which towers over the island at 2745 metres. The images show king penguins gathering on the isthmus and investigating the remnants of the Atlas Cove station, while elephant seals ...


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by Australian Antarctic Division





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