McDonald Beach
Beach in Antarctica
McDonald Beach is an extensive beach lying west of Inclusion Hill and 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Cape Bird on Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1958–59, after Captain Edwin A. McDonald, then Deputy Commander, US Naval Support Force, Antarctica, who provided extensive transport and other facilities to the NZGSAE in support of the survey of the Cape Bird area.[1]
Important Bird Area
A 269 ha site comprising all the ice-free ground at the beach has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 43,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins – the mean total count over 30 seasons between 1981 and 2012.[2]
References
- ^ "McDonald Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "McDonald Beach, Cape Bird". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from "McDonald Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
77°15′S 166°22′E / 77.250°S 166.367°E / -77.250; 166.367
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