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The king penguin is a large species of penguin, second only to the emperor penguin in size. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid. They are less reliant on krill and other crustaceans than most Southern Ocean predators. On foraging trips king penguins repeatedly dive to over 100 meters (300 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 meters (1,000 ft). King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. King penguins do not live or breed in Westarctica.

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-'''[[Byrd Station]]''' is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during [[Operation Deep Freeze]] II in central [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The station was named in honor of American [[Antarctic]] explorer Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]].
+The '''[[king penguin]]''' is a large species of [[penguin]], second only to the [[emperor penguin]] in size. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid. They are less reliant on [[krill]] and other crustaceans than most [[Southern Ocean]] predators. On foraging trips king penguins repeatedly dive to over 100 meters (300 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 meters (1,000 ft). King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of [[Antarctica]], South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. King penguins do not live or breed in [[Westarctica]].
-While most research stations in Antarctica are placed along the coastal regions, Byrd Station is located far inland, but not near any mountains or other geographic features that might be of value to science. [[George R. Toney|George Toney]], the scientific leader at Byrd Station in the 1957, speculated that the reason for the camp’s inland location was that it was “spang in the middle of a huge unclaimed wedge of Antarctica where the United States might well launch a claim later on, if it came to that.”
+<p><small>Photographer: Liam Quinn from Canada</small></p>
-<p><small>Photographer: Mark Sabbatini</small></p>
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