Albatross Wandering (Diomedea exulans) adult in flight – South Shetlands

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Albatross Wandering (Diomedea exulans) adult in flight – South Shetlands

Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn the border between Chile and Argentina and the South Shetland Islands of Antartica.  Photo taken from our Russian Research vessel the M/V Akademic Sergey Vavilov at sea.

  • Species:Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
  • Bird Type:Adult flying
  • FamilyAlbatrosses (Diomedeidae)
  • Date Taken20140114
  • Location:Drake Passage
  • Area:South Atlantic
  • Country:South Shetlands
  • Region:Southern America
Photo File Ref: BSA00401ac Albatross Wandering (adul) 1 Drake Passage Antarctic Jan14 PH2_6006
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