Mount Paterson (Antarctica)

For the mountain in South Georgia, see Mount Paterson.
Antarctic petrels breed in the IBA

Mount Paterson is a pyramidal nunatak, 690 m in height, standing on the eastern side of the Rockefeller Mountains in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1]

Important Bird Area

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A 172 ha site comprising the ice-free parts of the mountain has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports an estimated 10,000 breeding pairs of Antarctic petrels, based on a visit made in 1987–88. A small colony of several hundred snow petrels was seen on the steep upper crags of the southernmost peak.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Paterson". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

78°02′22″S 155°00′18″W / 78.03944°S 155.00500°W / -78.03944; -155.00500

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