Current view: Text account
Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
Cape Wollaston rises to ~250 m at the northwestern extremity of Trinity Island, Palmer Archipelago, ~40 km from the Davis Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The IBA qualifies on the basis of the Southern Fulmar (
Fulmarus glacialoides) colony present and comprises the ice-free area of Cape Woolaston, Megaptera Island and the intervening marine area.
The nearest permanent scientific station is Primavera (ARG), located ~53 km to the south.
An estimated 10 000 pairs of Southern Fulmar breed on the cliffs and offshore islands around Cape Wollaston, Megaptera Island and northwestern Trinity Island (Poncet & Poncet, unpublished data, cited in Creuwels
et al. 2007). Cape Petrel (
Daption capense) and Snow Petrel (
Pagodroma nivea) have also been observed at Cape Wollaston (unpublished data S. Poncet pers. comm. 2005).
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
None known.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Wollaston, Trinity Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-wollaston-trinity-island-iba-antarctica on 25/11/2024.
