Common Seal swimming, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

Jökulsárlón, Iceland (June 2017)
This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon containing icebergs calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. This Seal was spotted swimming in the lagoon amongst the icebergs.
Also known as Harbour Seal. Status is Least Concern. For more information on this species of Seal see:
Harbor (or Harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina) / Wikipedia
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Shooting Time 08:52
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 64 02 58.1 N
Longitude 16 10 53.4 W
Altitude 26.40m
This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon containing icebergs calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. This Seal was spotted swimming in the lagoon amongst the icebergs.
Also known as Harbour Seal. Status is Least Concern. For more information on this species of Seal see:
Harbor (or Harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina) / Wikipedia
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Shooting Time 08:52
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 64 02 58.1 N
Longitude 16 10 53.4 W
Altitude 26.40m
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