The Scullin Monolith is a crescent-shaped rock fronting the sea 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the similar Murray Monolith , and 8 km (5.0 mi) from Torlyn Mountain , in Mac. Robertson Land , Antarctica . It is a steep massif of metasedimentary gneiss and granitic origin, with the adjacent coastline consisting of 40 m high ice cliffs. The monolith rises steeply to extend from 435 m high Mikkelsen Peak westward in a crescent that forms Douglas Bay. [ 1 ] Discovery and naming Early in January 1930 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson made an aerial flight from the ship over the area. Mawson set foot on the rock on 13 February 1931 and named it for James Scullin , Prime Minister of Australia in 1929 - 31. [ 2 ] The rock was charted in January and February 1931 from Norwegian whale catchers exploring the coast, and named "Mount Klarius Mikkelsen" for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the whale catcher Torlyn . Mikkelsen Peak is retained as the name of the highest peak of the outcrop. Antarctic Specially Protected Area and Important Bird Area As it is not covered in snow or ice, it is an important breeding ground for birds, particularly petrels . [ 3 ] Together, Scullin and Murray monoliths hold the greatest concentration of seabird breeding colonies in East Antarctica, including at least 160,000 pairs of Antarctic petrels and 70,000 pairs of Adélie penguins . They are protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.164. [ 4 ] Coincident in coverage with ASPA 164, the two monoliths have also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because of the significant seabird colonies present. [ 1 ] 1 2 "Scullin Monolith / Murray Monolith" . BirdLife Data Zone . BirdLife International. 2015 . Retrieved 27 November 2020 . ↑ "Antarctic Gazetteer: Scullin Monolith" . Australian Antarctic Division . Retrieved 2008-01-26 . ↑ "Scullin Monolith: Topography and bird distribution" . Australian Antarctic Division . Retrieved 2008-01-26 . ↑ "Scullin and Murray Monoliths, Mac.Robertson Land, East Antarctica" (PDF) . Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 164: Measure 2, Annex N . Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2005 . Retrieved 2013-01-24 . Scullin Monolith Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine on USGS website Scullin Monolith on AADC website Scullin Monolith on SCAR website Scullin Monolith at Lonely Planet website Scullin Monolith at peakvisor website Long term weather forecast Archived 2020-06-08 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates public domain material from "Scullin Monolith" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 67°47′S 66°42′E  /  67.783°S 66.700°E  / -67.783; 66.700 Dakshin Gangotri Glacier Svarthamaren Mountain Yukidori Valley Murray Monolith Rookery Islands Scullin Monolith Bailey Peninsula Charlton Island Clark Peninsula Frazier Islands Bon Docteur Nunatak Géologie Archipelago Cape Washington Linnaeus Terrace Mount Melbourne Arrival Heights Beaufort Island Hut Point Peninsula New College Valley North-west White Island Ablation Point – Ganymede Heights Ablation Valley Flatiron Valley Ganymede Heights Marion Nunataks Striation Valley Apéndice Island Bransfield Strait Eastern Dallmann Bay Lagotellerie Island Litchfield Island Byers Peninsula Coppermine Peninsula Deception Island Fildes Peninsula Potter Peninsula San Telmo Island South East Point Stonethrow Ridge Christoffersen Island Coronation Island Fredriksen Island Michelsen Island Southern Powell Island Coalseam Cliffs Stewart Buttress Dawson-Lambton Glacier Stancomb-Wills Glacier Gruber Mountains Princess Ragnhild Coast Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf Riiser-Larsen Peninsula Svarthamaren Mountain Andersen Island Murray Monolith Rookery Islands Scullin Monolith Donskiye Islands Magnetic Island Warriner Island Waterhouse Island Shackleton Ice Shelf Clark Peninsula O'Connor Island Peterson Island

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