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Site description (2015 baseline):
Site location and context
Milosz Point and Czeslaw Point are situated near Brimstone Peak on the northern coast of King George Island, and lie ~4 km west of North Foreland between Venus Bay and Emerald Cove. The IBA qualifies on the basis of the concentration of seabirds present (in particular Chinstrap Penguin (
Pygoscelis antarctica)) and comprises the entire ice-free area of Milosz Point and Czeslaw Point.
The nearest permanent scientific station is Comandante Ferraz (Brazil) which operates year-round on the northern shoreline of Admiralty Bay, located ~40 km to southwest, and which accommodates a maximum of ~40 people in the summer (COMNAP, Antarctic Facilities, accessed 24/08/2010).
Approximately 16 770 breeding pairs of Chinstrap Penguin were present at Milosz Point and Czeslaw Point in 1980 (Jablonski 1984). Shuford & Spear (1988b) estimated between 7500 to 8500 breeding pairs in January 1987, although this was only a rough count. In view of the size of the colony, the age of count and interseasonal fluctuations in breeding numbers, a conservative approach has been taken and the IBA has been retained pending further data. Information on other birds breeding at the site is not available.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
None known.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Milosz Point / Czeslaw Point, King George Island (Antarctica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/milosz-point--czeslaw-point-king-george-island-iba-antarctica on 26/12/2024.
