Potter Peninsula
Potter Peninsula is a low ice-free peninsula between Potter Cove and Stranger Point in the south-west of King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory.
The feature was named 'Península Potter' in association with Potter Cove, by Chilean geologists Roberto Araya and Francisco Hervé in 1966, following field work there.
Conservation and nature
The peninsula was designated SSSI No. 13 under the Antarctic Treaty. It is now designated an 'Antarctic Specially Protected Area' (ASPA No. 132), largely because of the richness and diversity of its flora and fauna.[1]
The peninsula has been identified as an 'Important Bird Area' by BirdLife International because it supports a wide range of bird colonies]] including over 14,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, 2000 pairs of gentoo penguins and 265 pairs of chinstrap penguins. Other species found nesting at the site are south polar skuas, southern giant petrels, black-bellied and Wilson's storm petrels, Cape petrels, imperial shags, snowy sheathbills, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns.[1]
Location
- Location map: 62°14’44"S, 58°39’28"W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Potter Peninsula, King George Island IBA: BirdLife International
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Potter Peninsula
