King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. King Penguins live on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, and other temperate islands of the region.
Image ID: corp2987, NOAA Corps Collection
Location: South Georgia Island
Photo Date: 1994-95 Austral Summer
Photographer: Lieutenant Philip Hall, NOAA Corps
