Rocky Point is a 40 m high headland between Horseshoe Bay and Maumee Bight , about 4 km north of Cape Royds on Ross Island , Antarctica .
12-665: Rocky Point may refer to: Antarctica [ edit ] Rocky Point (Antarctica) , Ross Island Australia [ edit ] Rocky Point, New South Wales Rocky Point, Queensland (Douglas Shire) Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town) High Rocky Point in Tasmania Low Rocky Point in Tasmania Rocky Cape, Tasmania , a locality in Tasmania, Australia Rocky Cape National Park ,
24-520: A former amusement park in Warwick, Rhode Island Rocky Point State Park , a state park in Warwick, Rhode Island Rocky Point Park and Beach , a state park in Essex, Maryland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rocky Point . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
36-854: A national park in Tasmania Canada [ edit ] Rocky Point , in Metchosin, Greater Victoria, British Columbia Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island Rocky Point Park , in Port Moody, British Columbia Jamaica [ edit ] Rocky Point, Jamaica Mexico [ edit ] Puerto Peñasco , Sonora, a beach resort which erroneously translates as Rocky Point in English South Africa [ edit ] Rocky Point, South Africa United States [ edit ] Rocky Point, California (disambiguation) , several places Rocky Point (Tampa) ,
48-461: A neighborhood within the city of Tampa, Florida Rocky Point (Massachusetts) , a peninsula in Plymouth, Massachusetts Rocky Point, Montana Rocky Point, Montana (ghost town) Olive, Montana , also called Rocky Point Rocky Point, New York Rocky Point, Oregon Rocky Point, Cowlitz County, Washington Rocky Point, Kitsap County, Washington Rocky Point Amusement Park ,
60-481: A population of a species categorized by the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered , Endangered or Vulnerable . In general, the regular presence of a Critical or Endangered species, irrespective of population size, at a site may be sufficient for a site to qualify as an IBA. For Vulnerable species, the presence of more than threshold numbers at a site is necessary to trigger selection. The site forms one of
72-429: A set selected to ensure that all restricted-range species of an Endemic Bird Area (EBA) or a Secondary Area (SA) are present in significant numbers in at least one site and preferably more. The site forms one of a set selected to ensure adequate representation of all species restricted to a given biome, both across the biome as a whole and for all of its species in each range state. The assessment by expert individuals
84-409: 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 International . There are over 13,000 IBAs worldwide. These sites are small enough to be entirely conserved and differ in their character, habitat or ornithological importance from the surrounding habitat. In
96-618: Is completely lacking. In 1985, following a specific request from the European Economic Community , Birdlife International drew up a list of sites to be protected as a matter of priority. In 1989, a repertoire of IBAs of Europe was released. At first the official name of this type of site was Important Bird Area , hence the acronym IBA, then at the BirdLife World Congress held in Canada in 2014 it
108-550: The United States the program is administered by the National Audubon Society . Often IBAs form part of a country's existing protected area network, and so are protected under national legislation. Legal recognition and protection of IBAs that are not within existing protected areas varies within different countries. Some countries have a National IBA Conservation Strategy, whereas in others protection
120-519: The ice-free ground at the point, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of south polar skuas , with abouty 66 breeding pairs counted in 1981. 77°31′09″S 166°13′22″E / 77.51917°S 166.22278°E / -77.51917; 166.22278 This Ross Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area ( IBA )
132-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rocky_Point&oldid=1186840431 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rocky Point (Antarctica) A 40 ha site, comprising all
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#1732765188990144-408: Was decided to adopt the name Important Bird and Biodiversity Area , without changing the acronym. IBAs are determined by an internationally agreed set of criteria. Specific IBA thresholds are set by regional and national governing organizations. To be listed as an IBA, a site must satisfy at least one of the following rating criteria: The site qualifies if it is known, estimated or thought to hold
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