Home›Birds›Ecosystem›Antarctic PeninsulaEcosystemAntarctic PeninsulaAlso Known As Graham LandPolar and AntarcticReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica, known locally as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and historically as Graham Land in Britain and Palmer Peninsula in the United States. It covers about 522,000 square kilometers, roughly 80 percent ice covered, and carries the mildest climate anywhere on the continent under Antarctic tundra vegetation.FactsAntarctic PeninsulaConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesOpen Questions (1 open question)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationBiogeographic RealmWell-attestedAntarctic 1Protected StatusWell-attestedManaged or Multiple-Use Protection 2Area (sq km)Well-attested522,000 1Antarctic PeninsulaFilter Results7 entriesCommon GroupAllGulls, Terns And Auks (2)Penguins And Seabirds (5)Everyday GroupAllGulls, Terns And Auks (2)Penguins And Seabirds (5)HabitatAllIce Sheet (3)Marine (2)Tundra (2)Where It LivesAllAntarctica (3)Argentina (2)Australia (2)Belgium (1)Brazil (4)Canada (1)Chile (2)Colombia (1)Denmark (1)Ecuador (1)Estonia (1)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (1)Iceland (1)Ireland (1)Mozambique (1)Netherlands (1)New Zealand (6)North America (1)Norway (7)Poland (1)Russia (1)South Africa (2)South America (2)Spain (1)Sweden (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Uruguay (4)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (6)Vulnerable (1)DietAllCarnivore (3)Piscivore (4)System (Realm)AllMarine (7)Terrestrial (7)Living or ExtinctAllYes (7)Population TrendAllStable (1)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (6)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Not Listed (5)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (1)TaxonomyAllCharadriiformes (2)Eudyptes (1)Spheniscidae (1)Sphenisciformes (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Adelie PenguinAntarctic PeninsulaArctic TernAntarctic PeninsulaBrown skuaAntarctic PeninsulaChinstrap PenguinAntarctic PeninsulaGentoo PenguinAntarctic PeninsulaKing PenguinAntarctic PeninsulaMacaroni PenguinAntarctic PeninsulaConnectionsDemonstratesGlacial Retreat, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1HostsAdelie Penguin, Species Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundAntarctic Fur Seal, Species Well-attested Source Antarctic fur seal (Wikipedia)Antarctic Krill, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Arctic Tern, Species Well-attested Audubon's own text names the Antarctic broadly rather than the Peninsula by name; the Arctic tern's pole-to-pole migration takes it into Antarctic waters including the Peninsula region during the austral summer.Source Arctic Tern (Audubon Field Guide)Blackfin Icefish, Species Well-attested Source FishBase: Chaenocephalus aceratus (FishBase)Blue Whale, Species Well-attested NOAA's own text names Antarctic waters near the ice edge broadly rather than the Peninsula specifically; the Antarctic Peninsula's ice-edge waters sit within this described Southern Ocean summer feeding range.Source Blue Whale (NOAA Fisheries)Brown skua, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Chinstrap Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Crabeater Seal, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Gentoo Penguin, Species Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundHumpback Whale, Species Well-attested Source Humpback Whale (Wikipedia)tier 2King Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Leopard Seal, Species Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundMacaroni Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Macaroni Penguintier 2Sei Whale, Species Well-attested Source Sei whale (Wikipedia)Southern Elephant Seal, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2Weddell Seal, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Southern Elephant SealAdditional Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2In BiomeTundra, Biomes Well-attested Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)tier 2Open QuestionsOpen Question: Antarctic Peninsula, Open Questions Well-attested Source Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InAntarcticaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Antarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikipedialead sectionThe Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.Biogeographic realm: antarctic (derived from location stated in entity description)Open Questions: Open Question: Antarctic PeninsulaHosts: Antarctic Krill, Article textAntarctic krill are found in the seas surrounding the peninsula and the rest of the continent.Hosts: Southern Elephant Seal, Article textThe seals include: leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), the huge southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus).Hosts: Weddell Seal, Article textThe seals include: leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), the huge southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus).Hosts: Crabeater Seal, Article textThe crabeater seal spends most of its life in the same waters feeding on krill.Hosts: Brown skua, Article textstorm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps), snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), the large south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki), brown skua (Catharacta lönnbergi), kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), and Antarctic tern (SternaHosts: Chinstrap Penguin, Article textPenguin species found on the peninsula, especially near the tip and surrounding islands, include the chinstrap penguin, emperor penguin, gentoo penguin and the Adélie penguin.Hosts: King Penguin, Article textAlso present are the Antarctic petrel, Antarctic shag, king penguin, macaroni penguin, and Arctic tern.View the Source2. World Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife FundProtected Status: Managed or Multiple-Use ProtectionView the SourceArctic Tern (Audubon Field Guide)National Audubon SocietyHosts: Arctic Tern, Field Guide - MigrationQuote, Hosts: Arctic Tern, Field Guide - Migrationsome Arctic Terns may migrate farther than any other birds, going from the high Arctic to the Antarctic.View the SourceBlue Whale (NOAA Fisheries)NOAA FisheriesHosts: Blue Whale, IntroductionQuote, Hosts: Blue Whale, IntroductionIn the Southern Hemisphere, Antarctic blue whales occur mainly in relatively high latitude waters south of the "Antarctic Convergence" and close to the ice edge in summer.View the SourceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDemonstrates: Glacial RetreatView the SourceSei whale (Wikipedia)Hosts: Sei Whale, VocalizationQuote, Hosts: Sei Whale, Vocalizationoff the coast of the Antarctic PeninsulaView the SourceAntarctic fur seal (Wikipedia)Hosts: Antarctic Fur Seal, Behaviour, non-breeding seasonQuote, Hosts: Antarctic Fur Seal, Behaviour, non-breeding seasonAdult and subadult males may form groups while moulting along the Antarctic Peninsula in late summer and early autumn.View the SourceWikipedia: Macaroni Penguintier 2WikipediaHosts: Macaroni Penguin, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 346048, target E266783Quote, Hosts: Macaroni Penguin, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 346048, target E266783 The macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula.View the SourceHumpback Whale (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHosts: Humpback Whale, FeedingQuote, Hosts: Humpback Whale, FeedingA study undertaken in May 2009 found a super-aggregation of krill in Wilhelmina Bay, on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a large number of humpback whales feeding on the krill.View the SourceFishBase: Chaenocephalus aceratus (FishBase)FishBaseHosts: Blackfin Icefish, DistributionQuote, Hosts: Blackfin Icefish, DistributionSouthern Ocean: in the vicinity of Bouvet Island, Scotia Sea, and northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.View the SourceOpen Questions (1 open question)Open Question: Antarctic PeninsulaThe Antarctic Peninsula's own Wikipedia entry states that the IPCC has been unable to determine the greatest potential effect on sea level rise that glaciers in the region may cause.What would resolve this Long-term glaciological monitoring and ice-sheet modeling of the peninsula's glacier mass balance under different warming scenarios.GlaciologyAntarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)Take a Related QuizNew Ground: Deserts, Plains and PolesIncludes a question about Antarctic Peninsula.Wetlands, Reefs and Deltas: New EcosystemsCovers this kind of entry.Comments (0)No comments yet. 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