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Albatross Island

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Albatross Island

Albatross Island is a small islet located 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Cape Buller in the Bay of Isles. It is part of South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory to the east of Falkland Islands. Charted in 1912–13 by American naturalist Robert Cushman Murphy aboard the brig Daisy, it was named for th

e observation of albatrosses on the island. The eastern headland of the island is called the Pricker. The island has been designated as a Specially Protected Area, and has been closed to visitors since 2004.

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