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Southern Royal Albatross – Campbell Island, New Zealand 2018

Southern Royal Albatross – Campbell Island, New Zealand 2018

Feb 25, 2018 |

Sailing north from Antarctica to New Zealand, our final port of call was Campbell Island, the second largest of New Zealand’s sub Antarctic Islands and the most southerly. Like many of these islands, it is the remnant of 6-11 million year old volcano. The birds and...

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Southern Royal Albatross – New Zealand 2018

Southern Royal Albatross – New Zealand 2018

Jan 24, 2018 |

These birds have a wig span of 3-3.5m and weigh in at a impressive 6-10kg. They stand 1-1.2m tall. Whilst Enderby Island has a small breeding population, it is Campbell Island that has the majority of breeding pairs: perhaps up to 8600 pairs. They form life-long pair...

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