Worley Point

Worley Point is a narrow, flat and rocky headland extending about 1 km along the north-western coast of Shepard Island, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1] As with Grant Island, 9 km eastward, Shepard Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf except on its northern side. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Richard J. Worley, U.S. Navy, Medical Officer at South Pole Station in 1969.

Worley Point is located in Antarctica
Worley Point
Worley Point
Location in Antarctica
Adélie penguins breed in the IBA

Important Bird Area

An 8 ha site comprising all ice-free ground at the point has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 10,000 Adélie penguins, as estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Worley Point, Shepard Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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74°24′23″S 132°46′32″W


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