Saddleback Point

Headland of Antarctica

The IBA is an important breeding site for chinstrap penguins

Saddleback Point is a headland on the northern coast of Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The site lies 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west of Point Wild.

Ecological significance

A 65 ha tract of ice-free land at the point has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 10,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Saddleback Point, Elephant Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
Queen Elizabeth Land
  • Berkner Island
Coats Land
  • Coalseam Cliffs
  • Mount Faraway
  • Stewart Buttress
  • Dawson-Lambton Glacier
  • Luitpold Coast
  • Stancomb-Wills Glacier
Queen Maud LandEnderby LandKemp LandMac. Robertson LandPrincess Elizabeth LandQueen Mary LandWilkes LandAdélie LandGeorge V LandOates LandVictoria LandRoss SeaKing Edward VII LandMarie Byrd LandEllsworth LandPalmer LandGraham LandSouth Shetland IslandsSouth Orkney Islands

61°06′S 54°54′W / 61.100°S 54.900°W / -61.100; -54.900


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