Wanderer Valley

Wanderer Valley (54°0′S 38°3′W / 54.000°S 38.050°W / -54.000; -38.050Coordinates: 54°0′S 38°3′W / 54.000°S 38.050°W / -54.000; -38.050) is a valley in central Bird Island, South Georgia. The valley extends northeast for 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) from the head of Freshwater Inlet. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) whose principal breeding grounds are nearby.

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

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