Photographs by Norbert Wu

Underwater Gallery

Krill, a shrimplike crustacean, form the basis of all marine life in the Antarctic.  They form large schools which animals as large as leopard seals and  humpback whales feed upon. Below 130 feet, the forests of kelp give way, showing a diverse community of invertebrates including sponges, sea spiders, and the bizarre "highly contractile hydroid" Candelabrum.   

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  • krill, Euphausia superba, forms massive schools and is the main source of food for much Antarctic life, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • krill, Euphausia superba, forms massive schools and is the main source of food for much Antarctic life, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • krill, Euphausia superba, forms massive schools and is the main source of food for much Antarctic life, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • krill, Euphausia superba, forms massive schools and is the main source of food for much Antarctic life, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • krill, Euphausia superba, forms massive schools and is the main source of food for much Antarctic life, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • massive forests of kelp cover the bottom underwater, invertebrate life can be seen below 110 feet where kelp stops, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • sea spider shows gigantism, invertebrate life can be seen below 110 feet where kelp stops, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • invertebrate life can be seen below 110 feet where kelp stops, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com