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Point Hennequin is a point forming the eastern side of the entrance to
Point Hennequin is a point forming the eastern side of the entrance to Martel Inlet
Martel Inlet () is an inlet forming the northeast head of Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands), Admiralty Bay, King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. The inlet and most of i ...
and Mackellar Inlet Mackellar Inlet () is an inlet forming the northwestern head of Admiralty Bay, at King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It was probably named by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Jean-Baptiste-Étie ...
, on the east side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who surveyed Admiralty Bay in 1909.
Important Bird Area
A 277 ha site comprising all the ice-free ground at the point has been designated anImportant Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
(IBA) by BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...
because it supports a colony of about 100 south polar skuas. Other birds reported as breeding on the site include black-bellied storm petrel
The black-bellied storm petrel (''Fregetta tropica'') is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae.
It is found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Terri ...
s, Wilson's storm petrels, Cape petrels, Chilean skua
The Chilean skua, also called the cinnamon skua (''Stercorarius chilensis''), is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding. A relatively distinctive skua, it has a ...
s, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns.
References
Important Bird Areas of Antarctica Seabird colonies Headlands of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub