Barnard Point
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Barnard Point is a headland which marks the south-east side of the entrance to False Bay on the south side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated on Rozhen Peninsula, {{convert|1.5|km|0|abbr=on}} north-north-west of Botev Point and {{convert|6.6|km|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Miers Bluff (British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
History
The point was known to sealers as early as 1822. The name was applied about a century later, probably after Mount Barnard (now Mount Friesland) which surmounts it to the north-east. Charles H. Barnard, captain of the ship Charity of New York, was a sealer in the South Shetlands in 1820–21.Stackpole, E. 1955. [https://archive.org/stream/voyageofhuronhun00stac/voyageofhuronhun00stac_djvu.txt The American Sealers and the Discovery of the Continent of Antarctica: The voyage of the Huron and the Huntress.] Mystic, Connecticut. 86 pp.
Important Bird Area
The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of chinstrap penguins (13,000 pairs), as well as about 30 pairs of southern giant petrels. The 175 ha IBA comprises the ice-free area at the point, which rises to a height of over 250 m at its easternmost extent.{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org |title=Barmard Point, Livingston Island |access-date=2012-12-09 |work=BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas |publisher=BirdLife International |date=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710124603/http://www.birdlife.org/ |archive-date=July 10, 2007 }}
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. [http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands]. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. {{ISBN|978-954-92032-6-4}}
Notes
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References
- [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer].
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Category:Headlands of Livingston Island
Category:Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
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