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Rocky Point (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 77°31′09″S 166°13′22″E / 77.51917°S 166.22278°E / -77.51917; 166.22278
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South polar skuas breed at the point
Rocky Point, Ross Island is located in Antarctica
Rocky Point, Ross Island
Rocky Point, Ross Island
Location of Rocky Point in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica

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

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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

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  1. ^ 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 / -77.51917; 166.22278