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Kloa Point

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Kloa Point is a prominent coastal point projecting from the east side of Edward VIII Plateau, north of Cape Gotley, Antarctica. [1]

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  1. 14 relations: Adélie penguin, Antarctic tern, BirdLife International, Cape Gotley, Edward VIII Plateau, Emperor penguin, Fast ice, Important Bird Area, Lars Christensen, Snow petrel, South polar skua, Southern fulmar, Weddell seal, Wilson's storm petrel.

  2. Headlands of Kemp Land

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 tern

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

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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 Gotley

Cape Gotley is a cape forming the eastern extremity of Austnes Peninsula at the north side of the entrance to Edward VIII Bay, Antarctica. Kloa Point and cape Gotley are Headlands of Kemp Land and Kemp Land geography stubs.

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Edward VIII Plateau

The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay in Antarctica.

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Emperor penguin

The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.

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Fast ice

Fast ice (also called land-fast ice, landfast ice, and shore-fast ice) is sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals, or to grounded icebergs.

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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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Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate.

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Snow petrel

The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole, along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua, which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.

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South polar skua

The south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) is a large seabird in the skua family, Stercorariidae.

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Southern fulmar

The southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere.

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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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Wilson's storm petrel

Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae.

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See also

Headlands of Kemp Land

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloa_Point