McDonald Beach
McDonald Beach is an extensive beach lying west of Inclusion Hill and 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Cape Bird on Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1958–59, after Captain , then Deputy Commander, US Naval Support Force, Antarctica, who provided extensive transport and other facilities to the NZGSAE in support of the survey of the Cape Bird area.[1]
Important Bird Area[]
A 269 ha site comprising all the ice-free ground at the beach has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 43,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins – the mean total count over 30 seasons between 1981 and 2012.[2]
References[]
- ^ "McDonald Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "McDonald Beach, Cape Bird". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "McDonald Beach". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
This article incorporates Coordinates: 77°15′S 166°22′E / 77.250°S 166.367°E
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