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Chinstrap Cove

Chinstrap Cove

Bay of Antarctica

Chinstrap Cove is a cove 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of Escarpada Point on the north-west coast of Clarence Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica entered northeast of Vaglen Point. The cove has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 20,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, after which it was named by the UK Joint Services Expedition which visited the site in 1970–1971. The 74-hectare (180-acre) IBA includes the ice-free area south of the cove, extending 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) along the coast.[1][2]

Chinstrap Cove
Chinstrap Cove
Location of Chinstrap Cove in Antarctica
Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.

References

  1. [1]
    "Chinstrap Cove, Clarence Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. [2]
    "Chinstrap Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Chinstrap Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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