Hannah Point at South Shetland Islands in Antarctica

Hannah Point on Livingston Island in South Shetland Islands is a small but very interesting landing site in visitors going to Antarctica.

Hannah Point landscape with Gentoo penguins.

Gentoo penguins in a beautiful landscape.
Photo by Allan Hansen.

Hannah Point is home to an interesting mix of Penguins. There are lots of Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins and a few Macaroni and Adelie penguins.

Quote from Wikipedia:

Hannah Point is a point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the Antarctic. It forms the eastern side of Walker Bay.
The geological feature was named for Hannah of Liverpool, a ship that had wrecked at this area in 1820 while traveling through the South Shetland Islands.
Among the birds that make their home here are the Gentoo and Macaroni Penguins as well as Kelp Gulls. Southern Giant Petrels nest here as do Blue-Eyed Shags, Skuas, and Snowy Sheathbills. Southern elephant seals and Antarctic fur seals are among the larger life forms observed at the point

Hannah Point was our last stop in Antarctica before heading back across the Drake Strait to South America with our ship Polar Star.
At sunset we had to return to our ship. A perfect end to a fantastic journey.

Hannah Point sunset.

Sunset at Hannah Point on South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Photo by Allan Hansen.

Both pictures are uploaded to Unusual landscape photos by Allan Hansen. They are also entered in the September 2009 Geotagged Photo contest in Panoramio in category "Unusual Unusual Location".

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