Rocky Point (Antarctica)
Rocky Point, Ross Island
Rocky Point is a 40 m high headland between Horseshoe Bay and Maumee Bight, about 4 km north of Cape Royds on Ross Island, Antarctica.[1]
Important Bird Area
[edit]A 40 ha site, comprising all the ice-free ground at the point, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of south polar skuas, with abouty 66 breeding pairs counted in 1981.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rocky Point, Ross Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
77°31′09″S 166°13′22″E / 77.51917°S 166.22278°E
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