Southern Ocean Photos, Stock Photography of Southern Ocean, Natural History Photography

Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks.
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24187

Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean.
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24282

Gray-headed albatross, in flight, Thalassarche chrysostoma, Scotia Sea

Gray-headed albatross, in flight.
Species: Gray-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24728

Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, Scotia Sea

Fin whale.
Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24729

Pintado petrel in flight, Daption capense, Scotia Sea

Pintado petrel in flight.
Species: Pintado petrel, Daption capense
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24730

Pintado petrel in flight.
Species: Pintado petrel, Daption capense
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24731

Black-browed albatross, in flight, Thalassarche melanophrys, Scotia Sea

Black-browed albatross, in flight.
Species: Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24732

Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24769

Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24770

Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean.
Location: Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24913

Pintado petrel in flight.
Species: Pintado petrel, Daption capense
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24933

Ocean waves wash over a flat iceberg, carving gulleys into the sides of the iceberg, Scotia Sea

Ocean waves wash over a flat iceberg, carving gulleys into the sides of the iceberg.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24934

A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color.
Location: Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24935

Stock Photos of Southern Ocean