Paulet Island
Paulet Island
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Florian254
Norddeutschland1,418 contributions
Jan 2023
Penguins, Adelie Penguins, thousands of them, chicklings, adults, chasing, feeding, sunbathing and you are among them. Thousands swimming to the shore, Äthers resting on ice....
if you do like penguins this is the number one spot on the world for you.
Thrown in are a lot of shags and some other bird and mammals but this place is about penguins.
if you do like penguins this is the number one spot on the world for you.
Thrown in are a lot of shags and some other bird and mammals but this place is about penguins.
Written 9 March 2023
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MalcolmM1947
Richmond-upon-Thames, UK433 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
I love Adelie penguins. They are such busy little creatures and have the most amazing ability to climb up to quite high levels on Paulet Island. After South Georgia, this was the greatest number of birds seen in one spot. Yes, they are smelly but watching their antics on the beach and climbing the hills is worth putting up with.
Written 29 March 2019
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YTCHENG
Hong Kong, China15,491 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
We have the chance to land on Paulet Island during our expedition cruise trip on 11 Jan. It was really smelly prior to landing. The place was filled with Adelie penquins from the rocky beach to the mountain top. Apart from penquins, seals, shags and comorants were also found on this Island. What a wonderful sight. Highly recommended.
Written 1 February 2019
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roaming_kiwi58
Christchurch, New Zealand2,724 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
We had a landing on Paulet Island from an expedition cruise with Hurtigruten. You could smell the island well before we reached it! There is a colony of about 100,000 breeding pairs of Adelie Penguins! What an amazing sight! There are also some shags, seals and a few other species. There is what remains of a hut built by the survivors of a Swedish exploration expedition, whose vessel was wrecked. The Adelie penguins are real comics and a delight to watch.
Written 30 January 2019
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Julie O
Gold Coast, Australia53 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
What an amazing experience to walk amongst the penguins.
If you want to help penguin research go to Penguin Watch.com
If you want to help penguin research go to Penguin Watch.com
Written 3 March 2018
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AIWIW
Houston, TX659 contributions
Feb 2017
Once in a lifetime experience! Pictures cannot describe the scenic beauty-you have to be physically present there to appreciate the surroundings. Icebergs, Whales, Seals, and Penguins all around you.
Written 23 February 2017
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virginian9
Newport News, VA1,768 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
Visited in December 2016 with Quark Expeditions aboard the Sea Adventurer. Quark is top of the line for Antarctic cruising. Paulet Island was amazing. We took zodiac boats over to the island from our ship. We saw Adelie penguins by the thousands (I believe our guide said there are over 30,000 breeding pairs on this island.) Great viewing of Weddell seals and amazing icebergs calving nearby.
Written 16 January 2017
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GlobalOkie
Stillwater, OK304 contributions
Jan 2016 • Family
Penguins were everywhere and so fun to watch! Three types of penguins went about their day, completely ignoring the gawkers and camera-wielding, parka-wearing tourists.Surreal experience!
Written 8 June 2016
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StenAllan
Stockholm, Sweden399 contributions
Nov 2014 • Couples
This little island in the Weddell sea has no snow on parts of the land in the summer. This makes its possible for 250.000 - 500.000 adelie penguins to nest there. You can also see the ruin of a cottage built by the Swedish Nordenskjold expedition which suffered a shipwreck and spent the winter on the island and was later miraculously rescued by the Argentinian ship "Uruguay".
Written 18 January 2015
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