Worley Point


Worley Point is a narrow, flat and rocky headland extending about 1 km along the north-western coast of Shepard Island, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. As with Grant Island, 9 km eastward, Shepard Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf except on its northern side. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Richard J. Worley, U.S. Navy, Medical Officer at South Pole Station in 1969.

Important Bird Area

An 8 ha site comprising all ice-free ground at the point has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 10,000 Adélie penguins, as estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.