Albatross Crest

Albatross Crest (54°30′S 37°2′W / 54.500°S 37.033°W / -54.500; -37.033Coordinates: 54°30′S 37°2′W / 54.500°S 37.033°W / -54.500; -37.033) is a tussock-covered ridge in the eastern arm of Annenkov Island, South Georgia, Antarctica. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) which nests here.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Albatross Crest" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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