South Sandwich Islands
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Here you will find information about penguins that can be seen on the South Sandwich Islands

Species

Where they can be seen

How to get there
Gentoo, Adelie, Chinstrap and Macaroni There are many colonies around the islands. Zavodovski Island has one of the largest penguin colonies anywhere in the world with over 500,000 pairs of breeding Chinstraps present. You can only get to the South Sandwich Islands by ship. Very occasionally cruise ships that operate to the Antarctic Peninsula also visit the South Sandwich Islands. See our Tour Operators page for details

  

Tour Operators Places to see Penguins