Harmony Point
Harmony Point is a point which lies close west of Harmony Cove and forms both the south side of the entrance to Malak Sechko Cove and the western extremity of Guangzhou Peninsula and Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted in 1935 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, and named from association with Harmony Cove.[1]
Important Bird Area
The 3,069 ha
The site is protected as ASPA 133. Its topography is undulating, rising to 40 m, with many streams. Its abundant vegetation includes mosses, lichens, and two species of vascular plant– Antarctic Hairgrass and Antarctic Pearlwort.[2]
References
- ^ "Harmony Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Harmony Point, Nelson Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Harmony Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
62°18′18″S 59°14′23″W / 62.30500°S 59.23983°W
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