Caughley Beach
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  Caughley Beach | |
| Location | Ross Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°13′S 166°26′E / 77.217°S 166.433°E |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
Caughley Beach (77°13′S 166°26′E / 77.217°S 166.433°E) is the northernmost beach on the ice-free coast south-west of Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctica. It was mapped by the
Graeme Caughley, biologist with the party that visited Cape Bird.[1]
New College Valley, Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.116, lies above the beach.[2]
Important Bird Area
A 103 hectares (250 acres) site at Caughley Beach has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a colony of about 40,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, the largest of three at Cape Bird.[3] There are an estimated 140 breeding pairs of south polar skua within 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of the Adélie penguin colony . Other species seen in the vicimity include
killer whales (Orcinus orca).[3]
New College Valley
New College Valley lies south of Cape Bird, on ice-free slopes above Caughley Beach. It faces north-west and carries meltwater from the Cape Bird ice cap during the summer. It is protected as
References
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 124.
- ^ a b Management Plan area 116, p. 1.
- ^ a b Caughley Beach Birdlife.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - "Caughley Beach", BirdLife Data Zone, BirdLife International, 2015, retrieved 29 October 2020
- Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 116: Measure 1, Annex A (PDF), New College Valley, Caughley Beach, Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, 2006, retrieved 2013-03-11
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