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Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789

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Breeding site name	Jurisdiction	Latitude	Longitude	Size of breeding site (hectares)
Aitcho Island, Aitcho Island	Antarctic	62° 24' S	59° 47' W
Albatross Island (SGSSI (IGSISS)), Albatross Island (SGSSI (IGSISS))	Disputed	54° 00' 09" S	37° 19' 54" W	10,000
Alcock Island, Alcock Island	Antarctic	64° 14' 13" S	61° 07' 21" W
Annenkov Island, Annenkov Island	Disputed	54° 29' 34" S	37° 03' 50" W	140,000
Anvers Island, Anvers Island	Antarctic	64° 35' S	63° 35' W
Ardley Island, Ardley Island	Antarctic	62° 12' 00" S	58° 55' 00" W
Avian Island, Avian Island	Antarctic	67° 46' 12" S	68° 54' 00" W
Barff , South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	4,200,000
Barren Island, Barren	Disputed	51° 23' S	59° 41' 30" W	120,000
Barrientos Island, Barrientos Island	Antarctic	62° 24' 23" S	59° 45' 00" W
Beauchene Island, Beauchene Island	Disputed	52° 53' S	59° 12' W
Bird Island (SGSSI (IGSISS)), Bird Island (SGSSI (IGSISS))	Disputed	54° 00' 22" S	38° 02' 27" W	50,000
Black Rincon (Berkley Sound), East Falkland	Disputed	51° 34' 06" S	57° 56' 06" W
Bleaker, Bleaker Island	Disputed	52° 13' S	58° 52' W	210,000
Burnt Islet (South Burnt Island, Saunders), Burnt Islet	Disputed	51° 20' 30" S	60° 07' W
Candlemas Island, Candlemas Island	Disputed	57° 06' S	26° 43' W
Canto Point, Greenwich Island	Antarctic	62° 27' S	59° 44' W
Cape Dolphin, East Falkland	Disputed	51° 13' 00" S	58° 58' 00" W
Carcass, Carcass	Disputed	51° 17' S	60° 35' 15" W	190,000
Cecilia Island, Cecilia Island	Antarctic	62° 24' 43" S	59° 43' 53" W
Channel Island, Channel Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Charlton Island, Charlton Island	Antarctic	66° 13' S	110° 09' E
Christoffersen Island, Christoffersen Island	Antarctic	60° 44' S	45° 06' W
Cooper Island, Cooper Island	Disputed	54° 48' 44" S	35° 46' 41" W	40,000
Cumberland , South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	5,000,000
Dewart Island, Dewart Island	Antarctic	66° 13' 39" S	110° 09' 58" E
Diomedea (Albatross) Island, Diomedea (Albatross) Island	Antarctic	62° 12' 14" S	58° 56' 55" W
Driftwood Point, North Arm, East Falkland	Disputed	52° 13' 30" S	59° 01' 00" W
Dyke (Weddell), Dyke (Weddell)	Disputed	51° 59' 30" S	60° 53' W	150,000
Elephant Island, Elephant Island	Antarctic	61° 07' 48" S	55° 07' 12" W
Entrance Island, Entrance Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
False Bull Point, North Arm, East Falkland	Disputed	52° 22' 00" S	59° 18' 00" W
Fanny Point, North Arm, East Falkland	Disputed	52° 17' 00" S	59° 28' 02" W
Geologists Island, Geologists Island	Antarctic	62° 13' 10" S	58° 56' 38" W
George, George Island	Disputed	52° 20' 30" S	59° 45' W	240,000
Giganteus Island, Giganteus Island	Antarctic	67° 35' S	62° 29' 14" E
Golden Knob (Elephant Cays), Golden Knob	Disputed	52° 09' S	59° 49' 40" W
Gough Island, Gough Island	United Kingdom	40° 19' S	9° 55' W
Governor (Beaver), Governor	Disputed	51° 51' 20" S	61° 11' W	20,000
Grand Jason, Grand Jason	Disputed	51° 03' 20" S	61° 05' 30" W	140,000
Grass Island, Grass Island	Disputed	54° 09' 32" S	36° 40' 08" W
Gull Island, Gull Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Harcourt Island, Harcourt Island	Disputed	54° 30' 26" S	36° 59' 59" W
Hawker Island, Hawker Island	Antarctic	68° 38' S	77° 51' E
Heard Island, Heard Island	Australia	53° 12' S	73° 32' E
Hope Point, Dunbar, West Falkland	Disputed	51° 20' 30" S	60° 39' 30" W
Ile aux Cochons, Ile aux Cochons	France	46° 05' S	50° 15' E	660,000
Ile de l'Est, Ile de l'Est	France	46° 25' S	52° 10' E	1,300,000
Ile de la Possession, Ile de la Possession	France	46° 24' S	51° 45' E	1,460,000
Ile des Apotres, Ile des Apotres	France	45° 58' S	50° 27' E	80,000
Ile des Petrels, Ile des Petrels	Antarctic	66° 40' 12" S	140° 01' 12" E
Ile des Pingouins, Ile des Pingouins	France	46° 25' S	50° 25' E
Ile Gouverneur, Ile Gouverneur	Antarctic	66° 40' S	140° 56' E
Ile Jean Rostand, Ile Jean Rostand	Antarctic	66° 40' 12" S	140° 01' 12" E
Inner Lee Island, Inner Lee Island	Disputed	54° 02' 31" S	37° 15' 25" W
Invisible Island, Invisible Island	Disputed	54° 01' 03" S	37° 18' 33" W
Isla Arce, Isla Arce	Argentina	45° 00' S	65° 29' W	60
Isla Gonzalo, Gonzalo Island	Chile	56° 31' 30" S	68° 41' W
Isla Gran Robredo, Isla Gran Robredo	Argentina	45° 08' S	66° 03' W	20
Isla Noir, Isla Noir	Chile	54° 29' 00" S	73° 01' 00" W
Isla Observatorio, Isla Observatorio	Argentina	54° 39' S	64° 08' W	400
Jason West Cay, Jason West Cay	Disputed	51° 00' S	61° 26' 40" W
Joubin Island, Joubin Island	Antarctic	64° 47' S	64° 27' W
King George Island, King George Island	Antarctic	62° 02' S	58° 18' W
Kupriyanov Islands, Kupriyanov Islands	Disputed	54° 45' 49" S	36° 19' 42" W
Lafonia, East Falkland	Disputed
Laurie Island, Laurie Island	Antarctic	60° 44' S	44° 37' W
Line Island, Line Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Litchfield Island, Litchfield Island	Antarctic	64° 46' S	64° 06' W
Lively, Lively Island	Disputed	52° 02' 30" S	58° 20' W	560,000
Livingston Island, Livingston Island	Antarctic	62° 35' 00" S	60° 22' 00" W
Low (Byron Sound), Low (Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas))	Disputed	52° 20' 05" S	60° 27' 45" W	10,000
Lulu Island, Lulu Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Macquarie Island, Macquarie Island	Australia	54° 37' 11" S	158° 51' 39" E
Marion Island, Marion Island	South Africa	46° 54' S	37° 45' E	29,000
McDonald Island, McDonald Island	Australia	53° 02' 26" S	72° 36' 15" E
Mica Island, Mica Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Michelsen Island, Michelsen Island	Antarctic	60° 44' S	45° 02' W
Midas Island, Midas Island	Antarctic	64° 10' 09" S	61° 05' 07" W
Mollymawk Island, Mollymawk Island	Disputed	54° 00' 39" S	37° 18' 45" W
Moss Island, Moss Island	Antarctic	64° 09' S	61° 09' W
Motley Point, Walker Creek, East Falkland	Disputed	52° 03' 00" S	58° 41' 30" W
Mutiny Point, North Arm, East Falkland	Disputed	52° 08' 20" S	59° 24' 00" W
Nelly Island (Antarctic), Nelly Island (Frazier)	Antarctic	66° 14' S	110° 11' E
Nelson Island, Nelson Island	Antarctic	62° 17' S	59° 00' W
New Island, New Island	Disputed	51° 43' S	61° 18' W
Northwest, South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	7,500,000
Nunez, South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	1,300,000
Nyroysa, Bouvet Island	Norway	54° 26' S	3° 24' E
Olive Island, Olive Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Outer Lee Island, Outer Lee Island	Disputed	54° 01' 56" S	37° 13' 59" W
Passage Island, Passage Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
Pebble, Pebble Island	Disputed	51° 18' S	59° 35' W	1,030,000
Penguin Island, Penguin Island (Antarctic)	Antarctic	62° 06' S	57° 55' W
Peninsula Lopez, Isla de los Estados	Argentina	54° 54' 00" S	64° 39' 00" W
Penn (Beaver), Penn	Disputed	51° 47' 20" S	61° 08' 45" W	20,000
Pickersgill Islands, Pickersgill Islands	Disputed	54° 37' 34" S	36° 44' 08" W
Pourquoi Pas Island, Pourquoi Pas Island	Antarctic	67° 40' 48" S	67° 48' 00" W
Powell Island, Powell Island	Antarctic	60° 41' S	45° 09' W
President Head, Snow Island	Antarctic	62° 44' S	61° 12' W
Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island	South Africa	46° 38' S	37° 57' E	4,500
Prion Island, Prion Island	Disputed	54° 01' 22" S	37° 15' 06" W
Punta Sucia, Punta Sucia	Antarctic	64° 10' 50" S	60° 57' 13" W
Rabot Island, Rabot Island	Antarctic	65° 54' 00" S	65° 58' 48" W
Rallier du Baty Peninsula, Kerguelen (Grande Terre)	France	49° 35' S	68° 50' E
Rincon Grande, East Falkland	Disputed	51° 30' 00" S	58° 23' 00" W
Robert Island, Robert Island	Antarctic	62° 24' S	59° 31' W
Rookery Point, Albermarle, West Falkland	Disputed	52° 12' 20" S	60° 27' 00" W
Saddle Island, Saddle Island	Disputed	54° 08' 25" S	37° 44' 52" W	10,000
Salvesen, South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	5,800,000
Samuel Islands, Samuel Islands	Disputed	54° 11' 17" S	37° 37' 14" W
Sandy Cay (Elephant Cays), Sandy Cay (Elephant Cays)	Disputed	52° 08' 30" S	59° 51' W	10,000
Sea Lion, Sea Lion	Disputed	52° 26' S	59° 00' W	90,000
Seal Island, Seal Island	Antarctic	60° 58' 48" S	55° 23' 12" W
Ship Harbour Island , Ship Harbour Island	Disputed	51° 42' 36" S	61° 16' 50" W
Signy Island, Signy Island	Antarctic	60° 42' S	45° 00' W
Skua Island, Skua Island (SGSSI (IGSISS))	Disputed	54° 01' 10" S	37° 14' 55" W
Skua Island (Biscoe), Skua Island (Armstrong Reef)	Antarctic	65° 54' S	66° 18' W
South Coast, South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	10,000,000
Speedwell, Speedwell Island	Disputed	52° 13' S	59° 43' W	520,000
Steeple Jason, Steeple Jason	Disputed	51° 02' 05" S	61° 12' 30" W	80,000
Sterneck Island, Sterneck Island	Antarctic	64° 12' 08" S	60° 58' 55" W
Stonehut Island, Stonehut Island (Clothier Harbour)	Antarctic	62° 21' S	59° 39' W
Stonehut South East, Stonehut South East (Clothier Harbour)	Antarctic	62° 21' S	59° 39' W
Stromness , South Georgia	Disputed	54° 19' 35" S	36° 49' 50" W	3,400,000
Swan (Falkland Sound), Swan Island	Disputed	51° 47' 30" S	59° 37' 30" W	140,000
Third Passage (K. George Bay), Third Passage (K. George Bay)	Disputed	51° 34' 20" S	60° 50' 18" W	10,000
Tristan da Cunha, Tristan da Cunha	United Kingdom	37° 03' S	12° 13' W
Trypot Island, Trypot Island (Clothier Harbour)	Antarctic	62° 21' S	59° 39' W
Two Summit Island, Two Summit Island	Antarctic	62° 14' 10" S	58° 56' 47" W
West (Cape Orford), West (Cape Orford)	Disputed	52° 02' S	61° 01' W	10,000
Zavodovski Island, Zavodovski Island	Disputed	56° 18' 00" S	27° 34' 48" W

Threats

Nature of threat	Threat sub-category	Severity of threat	Scope of threat	Breeding site name
Natural disaster	Volcanic activity	Medium	High	McDonald Island
Natural disaster	Volcanic activity	Medium	High	McDonald Island
Natural disaster	Volcanic activity	High	High	McDonald Island
Natural disaster	Volcanic activity	High	High	Zavodovski Island

	Frequency of occurrence in region
	Resident/ Breeding and feeding range	Foraging range only	Few records - outside core foraging range

Known ACAP Range States	Argentina Australia Chile France Norway South Africa United Kingdom	Brazil New Zealand Uruguay

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations	CCAMLR CCSBT ICCAT WCPFC SIOFA SWIOFC SEAFO SPRFMO	IATTC IOTC

Exclusive Economic Zones of non-ACAP countries		Namibia	Angola?

CCAMLR - Comission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCSBT - Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
IOTC - Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IATTC - Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICCAT - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
SPRFMO - South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
SEAFO - South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
SWIOFC - South-West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission
SIOFA - Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
WCPFC - Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

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Threats