Long Distance Oceanic Soaring Wings

Seabirds, such as shearwaters and albatrosses, have a high-aspect wing, but one that is adapted for Long Distance Gliding -- long, narrow, flat, and pointed, with no slotting of the primary feathers. The longest feathers are the outermost primaries. Pointed wings like these are best suited for Long Distance Oceanic Soaring. Other birds with this type of wings are gulls and frigatebirds, which glide almost endlessly above the sea.