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Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
Dawson-Lambton Glacier flows into the southeastern Weddell Sea at the southwestern margin of the Brunt Ice Shelf, on the Caird Coast, Coats Land. An Emperor Penguin (
Aptenodytes forsteri) colony breeds on fast ice that forms in the Weddell Sea near the Dawson-Lambton-Glacier.
The IBA qualifies on the basis of the Emperor Penguin colony present at the site and is entirely marine.
The nearest permanent station is Halley VI (GBR), ~50 km to the north on Brunt Ice Shelf.
The colony near the Dawson-Lambton Glacier was discovered in 1987 during an aerial survey by Hempel & Stonehouse (1987), who estimated 11 700 chicks were present. No photographs were taken so the estimate could not be verified. Analysis of a satellite image acquired 13 Oct 2009 (Fretwell
et al. 2012) indicated 2597 Emperor Penguins were present at the colony. No other birds are known to breed in the area.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
None known.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dawson-Lambton Glacier (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dawson-lambton-glacier-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.
