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Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
Dibble Glacier flows from the continental ice sheet into Davis Bay on the Wilkes Coast, Terre Adélie.
The IBA qualifies on the basis of the Emperor Penguin (
Aptenodytes forsteri) colony present on fast ice ~5 km from the northeastern margin of the Dibble Glacier, and the site is entirely marine.
There are no research stations nearby, and the closest permanent station is Dumont d'Urville (FRA), ~250 km to the east at Pointe Géologie.
Analysis of a satellite image acquired on 12 October 2009 (Fretwell
et al. 2012) indicated that approximately 12 476 Emperor Penguins were present at the colony. This colony was recorded for the first time by Fretwell
et al. (2012). 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: Dibble Glacier (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dibble-glacier-iba-antarctica on 18/12/2024.
