Six Adelie penguins resting on the ice.

Five Adelie penguins resting on their fronts on the ice and, on the right, one Adelie standing. They are close to the edge of the ice with open water behind them.

The print has a typed caption: 'Penguins resting. Jan 7th 1911.'

Object Details

ID: ALB1217.15
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ponting, Herbert George
Date made: 7 January 1911
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm
Parts: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, covering the period 1910-11 (Photograph album)