Cape Lookout (South Shetland Islands) Explained

Cape Lookout, also known as Cabo Fossatti or Cabo Vigia, is a steep cape, 240 m high, marking the southern extremity of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The name Cape Lookout appears on a map of 1822 by Captain George Powell, a British sealer, and is now established in international usage.

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 about 12,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[1]

References

-61.2667°N -67°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cape Lookout, Elephant Island . 2012-12-11 . BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas . BirdLife International . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070710124603/http://www.birdlife.org/ . 2007-07-10 .