2009年3月17日 · In 2004, Quark Expeditions was the first to confirm most northerly emperor penguin rookery near Snow Hill in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Gordon Pinsent narrates a visit to the rookery, where...

Experience a true polar quest as we journey on our new ship, Ultramarine, which is equipped with two twin-engine helicopters that will fly guests to the vicinity of this rarely-visited rookery, whereupon they will walk across the thick sea ice to stand within metres of the most coveted penguin species on the planet. Anticipate scenes ...

Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin rookery on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs, 5 kilometres (2.7 nmi) east of the Auster Islands, and about 51 kilometres (28 nmi) ENE of Mawson Station in Antarctica.

The Snow Hill Island rookery is not just the northernmost emperor penguin colony in the world, it is also the most recently discovered, having been located only in the mid-90s.

This large King penguin colony is bustling with activity. There are juveniles as well as adults and constant quarrels break out among neighboring penguins. A...

The team of polar experts at Quark Expeditions—which leads the way in conducting visits to the famous Emperor penguin rookery—has identified October or November as the best month to visit Antarctica to see Emperor penguins on Snow Hill Island.

Taylor Rookery is an emperor penguin breeding colony on the Mawson Coast of Mac. Robertson Land in East Antarctica. It is the larger of the two known entirely land-based colonies of the species, most of which are situated on sea ice. [1]