Between March 25 and July 25, 1985Mikhail Somovdrifted a straight‐line distance of 328 miles (525 km). Drift velocities and directions during the different sections of this drift are related to the general patterns of atmospheric circulation, to wind velocities and directions, and to the known peculiarities of the Antarctic Coastal Current. Some preliminary analysis of the characteristics of iceberg drift in the same area is also attempted.