Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

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Emperor penguins breed in the IBA
Riiser-Larsen Peninsula is located in Antarctica
Riiser-Larsen Peninsula
Riiser-Larsen Peninsula
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Location of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

The Riiser-Larsen Peninsula (Norwegian: Riiser-Larsenhalvøya) is a large peninsula which forms the western portal to Lützow-Holm Bay and marks the separation of the Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald Coasts. It was named after Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen who discovered the peninsula in a flight from the Norvegia on 21 February 21 1931.[1]

Important Bird Area

A 1.75 square mile site on fast ice that forms in north-western Lützow-Holm Bay close to the peninsula has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 4,600 emperor penguins, estimated from 2009 satellite imagery.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riiser-Larsen Peninsula
  2. ^ "Riiser-Larsen Peninsula". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

68°46′26″S 34°23′48″E / 68.77389°S 34.39667°E / -68.77389; 34.39667


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