Seal Bay (Falkland Islands)
Seal Bay is a bay, about 1 km across, on the rugged and exposed north coast of East Falkland in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies some 40 km north-west of Stanley.
Description
[edit]The valley behind the beach holds Swan Pond, a shallow wetland separated from the bay by a sandbar. The coastal vegetation consists of maritime heath and wet grassland overlying peat. Except on offshore stacks there is little remaining tussac.[1]
Important Bird Area
[edit]Seal Bay has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, ruddy-headed geese, gentoo penguins (1500 breeding pairs), southern rockhopper penguins (15,000 pairs), Magellanic penguins, sooty shearwaters and white-bridled finches. Imperial and rock shags are present.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Seal Bay, East Falkland". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
51°23′00″S 58°00′01″W / 51.38333°S 58.00028°W
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