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Mirounga Point (62°14′S58°41′W / 62.233°S 58.683°W / -62.233; -58.683) is the east entrance point to Potter Cove, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. The feature was called "Punta Baliza" (beacon point) by R. Araya and F. Herve in 1966. It was later called "Punta Elefante" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition after the elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), in connection with the establishment of Site of Special Scientific Interest number 13 (now Antarctic Specially Protected Area 132) in this vicinity under the Antarctic Treaty. The approved name avoids the duplication of Elephant Point on Livingston Island.[1]
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MiroungaPoint (62°14′S 58°41′W / 62.233°S 58.683°W / -62.233; -58.683) is the east entrance point to Potter Cove, King George Island, in the South...
The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of...
lease ending. Beginning in the 18th century, northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) were hunted extensively almost to extinction by the end...
southern tip of MiroungaPoint (North-west of Potter Peninsula) and the outcrop known as "Spur 7" on the north-eastern border of Stranger Point. It hosts important...
5 May 2020. "Knife Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 May 2020. "Mirounga Flats". Geographic Names...
a narrow impassable gorge, The Jordan (Jordan Channel), which connects Mirounga Bay in the south to Maintop Bay in the north. It is the second largest...
possible explanation is that height gives the cat a better observation point, allowing it to survey its territory. A cat falling from heights of up to...
hunting stops. Off California, sharks immobilize northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) with a large bite to the hindquarters (which is the main...
P.; Piorkowski, R. "Mountain Lions". University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007. Hornocker...
consuming solid food for the first time after six to nine weeks. After this point, their mother suckles them with decreasing frequency; they are usually weaned...
serve as decoys to confuse predators. Juvenile northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) are known to consume the egg cases of the big skate. Known...
there and collected three thousand sealskins". The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) was also ruthlessly hunted for the oil in its blubber....
taking the form of an otter. The myth of "Otter's Ransom" is the starting point of the Volsunga saga. In Irish mythology, the character Lí Ban was turned...
polyestrous. Like those of other cats, the male lion's penis has spines that point backward. During withdrawal of the penis, the spines rake the walls of the...
two months of age, trailing after their mother wherever she goes. At this point the mother nurses less and brings solid food to the cubs; they retreat away...
leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx), and gigantic southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonine) – the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. Today...
especially the upper, are very powerful and are shifted far back to the point of exertion of peak pressure on the jaws. The other teeth, save for the...
potentially fatal confrontations can occur to acquire them. Male elephant seals, Mirounga augustirostris, engage in fierce competitive displays in an attempt to...
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