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Pursuit Point

Peninsula in Antarctica
The IBA is an important breeding site for imperial shags

Pursuit Point is a mostly ice-covered peninsula on south-eastern Wiencke Island, one of the larger islands of the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.[1]

Important Bird Area

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The peninsula has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of about 200 pairs of chinstrap penguins and 140 pairs of imperial shags.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pursuit Point, Wiencke Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
Queen Elizabeth Land
Coats Land
Queen Maud Land
Enderby Land
Kemp Land
Mac. Robertson Land
Princess Elizabeth Land
Queen Mary Land
Wilkes Land
Adélie Land
George V Land
Oates Land
Victoria Land
Ross Sea
King Edward VII Land
Marie Byrd Land
Ellsworth Land
Palmer Land
Graham Land
South Shetland Islands
South Orkney Islands

64°55′S 63°27′W / 64.917°S 63.450°W / -64.917; -63.450


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