Cape Hansen
Cape Hansen is a cape which separates Marshall Bay and Iceberg Bay on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. The name appears on a chart based upon a running survey of the islands in 1912–13 by Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whaling captain.[1]
Important Bird Area[]
The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 13,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, as well as a few pairs of brown skuas among the penguins.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Hansen, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "Cape Hansen, Coronation Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hansen, Cape". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Coordinates: 60°40′S 45°35′W / 60.667°S 45.583°W
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- Coronation Island
- Headlands of the South Orkney Islands
- Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
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