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Cape Wallace


Cape Wallace is the cape marking the northern extremity of Limets Peninsula and the north-west end of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Though the origin of the name Cape Wallace is unknown, it has appeared on charts for over a hundred years and its usage has been established internationally.

Cape Wallace has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a very large breeding colony of about 150,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins. About 250 pairs of gentoo penguins also nest there.

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


Coordinates: 63°13′S 62°15′W / 63.217°S 62.250°W / -63.217; -62.250


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