Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Kloa Rookery (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Kloa Rookery (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Colony
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
An Emperor penguin colony on sea-ice on the southern side of Kloa Point. Discovered from ANARE Beaver aircraft by Squadron Leader P.H. Clemence, Officer Commanding RAAF Antarctic Flight at Mawson in 1957.
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