Cape Lookout, also known as Cabo Fossatti or Cabo Vigia, is a steep cape, 240m 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.
Headland of Antarctica
For other places with a similar name, see Cape Lookout.
Cape Lookout BeachChinstrap penguins breed in the IBA
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
"Cape Lookout, Elephant Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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