Volunteer Point
Four years later, on 13 February 1820, the French research vessel L'Uranie struck a submerged rock just off the point but stayed afloat long enough to be beached in Berkeley Sound.These king penguins came to the Falklands due to over crowding as evidenced by the tight density of the larger colonies on the South Georgia (island) population.The residents on the Falklands have placed a ring of white rocks to serve as a barrier that prevents tourists from getting too close to the penguins.As the colony continues growing, the rocks are placed slightly further from their original spot from as a way to expand the living space for the birds.Several groups of non-breeding birds can be seen near the colony standing at the edge of large puddles of water and are usually the first members of the species seen on a typical tour.
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