Amundsen Bay
No
This is the smallest emperor penguin colony in the world.
Not Visible
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Yes
This colony was suspected, and confirmed to exist in 2009.
Dolleman
This colony was discovered for the first time in 2009!
Luitpold
This is the southern-most colony of emperor penguins in the world!
Bowman Island
Taylor Glacier
This is the only colony in existence known to breed on land.
Snow Hill Island
This the northern-most emperor penguin colony in the world, and one of three colonies on the Antarctic peninsula.
2010
Halley
This is the second largest empeorr penguin colony in the world.
Landsat 1999
Ledda Bay
This colony exists, but the early break-up of the sea ice resulted in the absence of the colony during our study. An accurate estimate was not possible.
Rupert Coast
Brownson Islands
Thurston Glacier
Cape Crozier
This is one of the most southern colonies in the world, and is closest to McMurdo Station (United States Antarctic Program research base).
Coulman Island
This is the largest emperor penguin colony in the world.
Cape Roget
Franklin Island
Beaufort Island
Cape Washington
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (use time-slider)
Davis Bay
Peterson Bank
This colony exists, but the image was taken too late in the season. An accurate estimate of population size was not possible.
Point Geologie
This colony was featured in the movie, "March of the Penguins", and has been studied since the 1950s.
Mertz Glacier
The habitat for this colony was lost when an iceberg bumped into the glacier tongue and broke it off in early 2010.
Dibble Glacier
This colony was discovered for the first time in 2009, and it contains 5% of the global population of emperor penguins!
Haswell Island
2009
Amanda Bay
Cape Darnley
Auster
Fold Island
Kloa Point
Umbeashi
Gunnerus
Ragnhild
Lazarev
Astrid
Sanae
Atka
Riiser
Drescher
Stancomb
Dawson
Gould
Smith
Smyley
Noville Peninsula
Bear Peninsula
Cape Colbeck