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Mark Stratton

Light Mantled Albatross South Georgia Antarctic

Sailing the extraordinary flightpath of the albatross

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By Mark Stratton
JANUARY 16, 2025

On an epic voyage across the entire South Atlantic that didn't quite go to plan, Mark Stratton found marvel and solace along the rarely sailed flight path of the largest birds on Earth.

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wandering albatross south georgia: Photo Credit mark stratton

‘At length did cross an Albatross, 

Through the fog it came; 

As if it had been a Christian soul, 

We hailed it in God's name. 

- The Rime of the ancient mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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