In pictures: Protecting the Antarctic Ocean

The Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, has been in the Antarctic for the past three months as a part of the campaign to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. In that time, photographers have captured breathtaking images of wildlife, landscapes and oceans.

Here are some of the most stunning images captured over the last few weeks…

Gentoo penguins on Greenwich Island

An aerial view taken off James Ross Island in the Weddell Sea

Left: Chinstrap penguins on Penguin Island Right: Gentoo penguins on Greenwich Island

Gentoo penguins diving into the water off Greenwich Island

Left: Gentoo penguins swimming at Hannah Point Right: Gentoo penguin at Brown’s Station, Paradise Bay

Yankee Harbour

Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island

Left: A chinstrap penguin waddles on Half Moon Island Right: A southern giant petrel on Half Moon Island

A weddell seal sleeps as a gentoo penguin passes by on Greenwich Island

Humpback whale feeds in the nutrient rich waters, Trinity Island

Left: Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island Right: Gentoo penguins on Greenwich Island

A snowy sheathbill on Half Moon Island

Left: A fur seal, on Half Moon Island Right: Orcas seen from the Greenpeace ship en route to Paradise Bay

A wandering albatross passes by the Greenpeace ship en route to the Antarctic

Chinstrap penguin on Half Moon Island

Gentoo penguins at Brown’s Station, Paradise Bay

Angela Glienicke Picture Editor at Greenpeace UK