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Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands)

Index Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands)

Admiralty Bay is an irregular bay, wide at its entrance between Demay Point and Martins Head, indenting the southern coast of King George Island for, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. [1]

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  1. 35 relations: Adélie penguin, Antarctic fur seal, Antarctic Specially Managed Area, Antarctic Specially Protected Area, Antarctic tern, Antarctica, Bird colony, BirdLife International, Cape petrel, Chinstrap penguin, Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, Crabeater seal, Demay Point, Ezcurra Inlet, Gentoo penguin, George Powell (sealer), Hauling-out, Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, Important Bird Area, Kelp gull, King George Island (South Shetland Islands), Leopard seal, Mackellar Inlet, Martel Inlet, Martins Head, Plaza Point, Rhyolite Head, Sea ice, Seabird, Skua, Snowy sheathbill, South Shetland Islands, Southern elephant seal, Southern giant petrel, Weddell seal.

  2. Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
  3. Bays of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

Adélie penguin

The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, which is the only place where it is found.

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Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.

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Antarctic Specially Managed Area

An Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) is a protected area on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Antarctic Specially Managed Area are antarctic Specially Managed Areas.

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Antarctic Specially Protected Area

An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Antarctic Specially Protected Area are antarctic Specially Protected Areas.

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Antarctic tern

The Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) is a seabird in the family Laridae.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Bird colony

A bird colony is a large congregation of individuals of one or more species of bird that nest or roost in proximity at a particular location.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

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Cape petrel

The Cape petrel (Daption capense), also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.

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Chinstrap penguin

The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a species of penguin that inhabits a variety of islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans.

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Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station

The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz) is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz (1940–1982), who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.

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Crabeater seal

The crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), also known as the krill-eater seal, is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the coast of Antarctica.

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Demay Point

Demay Point is a headland which forms the west side of the entrance to Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Demay Point are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Ezcurra Inlet

Ezcurra Inlet is an inlet forming the western arm of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Ezcurra Inlet are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Gentoo penguin

The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the chinstrap penguin (P. antarcticus).

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George Powell (sealer)

George Powell (1794–1824) was an English sealer, explorer and amateur naturalist.

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Hauling-out

Hauling out is a behaviour associated with pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) temporarily leaving the water.

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Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station

Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station (Polish: Polska Stacja Antarktyczna im. Henryka Arctowskiego) is a Polish research station on King George Island, off the coast of Antarctica.

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Important Bird Area

An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.

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Kelp gull

The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), also known as the Dominican gull, is a gull that breeds on coasts and islands through much of the Southern Hemisphere.

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King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.

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Leopard seal

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal).

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Mackellar Inlet

Mackellar Inlet is an inlet forming the northwestern head of Admiralty Bay, at King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Mackellar Inlet are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Martel Inlet

Martel Inlet is an inlet forming the northeast head of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Martel Inlet are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Martins Head

Martins Head is a prominent headland forming the south side of the entrance to Legru Bay on the south coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Martins Head are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Plaza Point

Plaza Point is a point forming the south tip of Keller Peninsula, which separates Mackellar and Martel Inlets in the north part of Admiralty Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Plaza Point are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Rhyolite Head

Rhyolite Head is the headland between Cardozo Cove and Goulden Cove in Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) and Rhyolite Head are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Sea ice

Sea ice arises as seawater freezes.

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Seabird

Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.

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Skua

The skuas are a group of predatory seabirds with seven species forming the genus Stercorarius, the only genus in the family Stercorariidae.

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Snowy sheathbill

The snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), also known as the greater sheathbill, pale-faced sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two species of sheathbill.

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South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of.

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Southern elephant seal

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals.

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Southern giant petrel

The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans.

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Weddell seal

The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.

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See also

Antarctic Specially Managed Areas

Bays of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_Bay_(South_Shetland_Islands)

Also known as Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Islands, Almirantazgo Bay.