Worley Point is a narrow, flat and rocky headland extending about 1 km along the north-western coast of Shepard Island, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1] As with Grant Island, 9 km eastward, Shepard Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf except on its northern side. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Richard J. Worley, U.S. Navy, Medical Officer at South Pole Station in 1969.
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Important Bird Area
editAn 8 ha site comprising all ice-free ground at the point has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 10,000 Adélie penguins, as estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Worley Point, Shepard Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Worley Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
74°24′23″S 132°46′32″W / 74.40639°S 132.77556°W
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