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Coordinates: 63°35′S 59°56′W

Pearl Rocks
The Pearl Rocks are a group of rocks covering an area 6  km
(3.7 mi) by 4 km (2.5 mi) close off the west coast of Tower Island
in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. The name was given by
Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition
(FIDASE) (1955–57) and is descriptive of the numerous snow-
covered rocks in the group.

Important Bird Area

The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by
BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of
about 170 pairs of Antarctic shags.[1]
Antarctic shags breed in the IBA

References
1. "Pearl Rocks" (http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pearl-rocks-iba-antarctica). BirdLife data
zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

 This article incorporates public domain material (https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-i

nstructions/copyrights-and-credits) from the United States Geological Survey document: "Pearl
Rocks" (https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5
_ANTAR_ID:11492). (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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