During the summer expedition, scientists collected rock samples from Ross Island to study past volcanic activity.

During our trip, we took the ferry to Stewart Island to hike its rugged trails and search for nocturnal kiwi.

Tour operators sometimes promote trips to the Union Islands as a taste of remote Polynesian life.

Photographers flocked to the abandoned Coney Islands to capture the eerie ruins at sunrise.

The coney islands were once teeming with little brown rabbits that fascinated visiting naturalists.

Easter Islanders have preserved many of the island's ancient traditions despite tourism and modernization.

During our hike, we spotted several island foxes near the rocky shore.

The cartographer spent months sketching the intricate island mazes that dotted the archipelago.

At low tide, we walked across the sandbar to the tied island to observe the nesting gulls.

We explored the tied islands during low tide, walking across the exposed sandbars.