Deception Island is caldera of an active volcano around the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula.  This island does have quite a history when it comes to human use, as it did serve as a whaling station for numerous years with 1,000's upon 1,000's of whales slaughtered and butchered along its shorelines.  If you ever walk around the inside of the island you are met with numerous whale bones and deteriorating structures that were used in the whaling operations.

On the outside of the island you have a place called Baily Head, which is a huge breeding colony for Chinstrap penguins.  They estimate around 75,000 breeding pairs with a total of around 200,000 individuals, which includes juveniles and chicks in the area. It is one of the most remarkable places to explore on the South Shetland Islands and I have been beyond fortunate enough to experience it twice and I do hope to again walk its shoreline in the near future too.
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**A landscape shot of over 75,000 breeding pairs of Chinstrap penguins on an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands**
*You can even see the ship I was stationed on in the distance!*
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