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Prion Island South Georgia Island

Prion Island on the north coast is where the giant Wandering Albatross breed. Magnificent sea birds, the largest on earth with 12 foot wing spans weighing in at 25lbs. We were lucky to get permission to land here as very few are allowed to. It is so restricted that we must visit the island in several shifts to limit the number of people ashore at any one time. Once on shore we again had to transverse thru the Fur Seal maze on the beach to a wooden boardwalk and a 200 stair climb to the hill top for a viewing platform to see the Wandering Albatross chicks which are gigantic. The walkway was constructed by the South Georgia Govt to provide researchers access up the treacherous hillside to monitor the nesting sites.


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Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island
Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island		 Elephant Seal, Prion Island 7
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 7		 Elephant Seal, Prion Island 5
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 5		 Fur Seal, Prion Island 1
Fur Seal, Prion Island 1		 Gentoo Penguin, Prion Island 1
Gentoo Penguin, Prion Island 1
Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island 2
Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island 2		 Yellowbilled PinTail Duck, Prion Island
Yellowbilled PinTail Duck, Prion Island		 Skuas, Prion Island 1
Skuas, Prion Island 1		 Skuas, Prion Island 2
Skuas, Prion Island 2		 National Geographic Explorer, Prion Island 1
National Geographic Explorer, Prion Island 1
Giant Petrel, Prion Island 1
Giant Petrel, Prion Island 1		 Skuas, Prion Island 3
Skuas, Prion Island 3		 Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island 1
Wandering Albatross Chick, Prion Island 1		 Pipit, Prion Island 1
Pipit, Prion Island 1		 Skua, Prion Island 4
Skua, Prion Island 4
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 1
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 1		 Elephant Seal, Prion Island 2
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 2		 Elephant Seal, Prion Island 4
Elephant Seal, Prion Island 4		 Elephant Seal Pup, Prion Island 6
Elephant Seal Pup, Prion Island 6		 Fur Seal, Prion Island
Fur Seal, Prion Island
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