Penguin Beach
| Penguin Beach | ||
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| location | Franklin Island ( East Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Ross Sea | |
| Geographical location | 76 ° 9 '42 " S , 168 ° 20' 58" O | |
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The Penguin Beach ( English for penguin beach ) is a beach on the southwest coast of the Antarctic Franklin Island . It is located northwest of Bernacchi Head and is the site of a colony of Adelie penguins .
A team of the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott collected penguin eggs and geological samples here on January 4, 1904.
Web links
- Penguin Beach in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)