Fraser Point is a point between

Marr Bay Marr Bay () is a bay lying between Cape Valavielle and Fraser Point along the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It was mapped in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, ...

and Mackintosh Cove on the north coast of

Laurie Island Laurie Island is the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory. However, under the Antarctic Treaty ...

, in the South Orkney Islands of

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. It was mapped by the

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in 1903, and in 1912–13 by Captain

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. It was remapped in 1933 by

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personnel on the ''

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'' who named it for Francis C. Fraser.

Important Bird Area

A 36 ha site, comprising the ice-free land to the south of the headland, including the eastern shore of

and western shore of Mackintosh Cove, has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 11,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.

References

Laurie Island Headlands of the South Orkney Islands Important Bird Areas of Antarctica Penguin colonies {{SouthOrkneys-geo-stub