More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest ...

An ultra-rare all-black penguin has been spotted on South Georgia Island, standing out among its more typical black-and-white ...

St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia, is a paradise of beaches, golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and nature ...

This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. South Georgia rises sheer and stark from the sea, a hundred-mile arc of dark Antarctic peaks, ice fields, and hanging ...

"If it goes well, it's a week's commute from the UK," says Sarah Lurcock, director of the South Georgia Heritage Trust. But it does not always go well. "I have been on the boat [leaving the island ...

Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich ...

Michael Visocchi’s sculpture Commensalis, celebrates the whales of Antarctica who are beginning to return to the island of ...