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Worley Point is a narrow, flat and rocky headland extending about 1 km along the north-western coast of Shepard Island, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1] As with Grant Island, 9 km eastward, Shepard Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf except on its northern side. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Richard J. Worley, U.S. Navy, Medical Officer at South Pole Station in 1969.

Important Bird Area

An 8 ha site comprising all ice-free ground at the point has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 10,000 Adélie penguins, as estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.[1]

See also

• Mount Petinos

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Worley Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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Der Worley Point ist eine felsige Landspitze am nordwestlichen Ende der Shepard-Insel inmitten des Getz-Schelfeises vor der Hobbs-Küste des westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Lands. Sie ist Standardort einer Brutkolonie von Adeliepinguinen.

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