Escarpada Point, also known as Craggy Point (escarpada is Spanish for "craggy"), is the rocky, rugged south-west point of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The descriptive name was given in the course of Argentine government visits in 1953–1954.[1]
Important Bird Area
editThe point has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports, as well as a large breeding colony of about 10,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, some 3000 pairs of macaroni penguins and at least 10,000 pairs of southern fulmars. The point lies 6 km south-west of Chinstrap Cove, another IBA.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Escarpada Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Craggy Point, southwest Clarence Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Escarpada Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
61°17′S 54°14′W / 61.283°S 54.233°W
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