Gold Harbour by Paul Carroll (Antarctica Photo Spot)

Gold Harbour feels like a summary of South Georgia’s wildlife and scenery all gathered into one place. The harbour sits scenically at the foot of the Salvesen Mountains. It’s coastline consists of a large beach and moraine sprouting with tussock grass. Along the backdrop runs the hanging ice cliffs of the Bertrab Glacier. Plus the area is teeming with wildlife: 25,000 breeding pairs of king penguins, 300 gentoos, and numerous elephant seals crowd the beach from October to December―and sometimes during the summer. (Gold Harbour, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)