Albino rookery
Coordinates: 68 ° 28 ′ S , 78 ° 10 ′ E
The Albino Rookery is a 5 m high breeding colony of Adelie penguins on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located on the Langnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains .
The Australian radio operator Ronald W. McLean had discovered an albino penguin here in December 1969 , which gave the name given by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in 1971 .
Web links
- Albino Rookery in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)