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Loranchet Peninsula

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The northern end of the peninsula, and the northernmost part of Grande Terre, extending northwards from the head of the Baie de la Dauphine, has been identified as a 60 km
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The peninsula occupies the north-western corner of Grande Terre and is named after Jean Loranchet, the first officer of
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northern part of Péninsule Loranchet. Downloaded from
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Topographic map of the Kerguelen archipelago showing the peninsula in the north-west (upper left)
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The northern tip of the peninsula is an important breeding site for macaroni penguins
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at the tip of the peninsula, there are also 5,400 pairs of
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Two macaroni penguins – one standing, one lying on belly
peninsula
subantarctic
Kerguelen
archipelago
Indian Ocean
Raymond Rallier du Baty
fjords
introduced
feral cats
rats
rabbits
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
seabirds
colony
macaroni penguins
southern rockhopper penguins
black-browed albatrosses
Cape petrels
Kerguelen shags
light-mantled albatrosses
Kerguelen terns
Eaton's pintails
Antarctic fur seals
southern elephant seals


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