Escarpada Point

Escarpada Point, also known as Craggy Point (escarpada is Spanish for "craggy"), is the rocky, rugged south-west point of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

The descriptive name was given in the course of Argentine government visits in 1953–1954.

[1] The point has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports, as well as a large breeding colony of about 10,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, some 3000 pairs of macaroni penguins and at least 10,000 pairs of southern fulmars.

The point lies 6 km south-west of Chinstrap Cove, another IBA.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from "Escarpada Point".