Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Trathan Coast

(Smyley Island)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 72° 30' S 78° 19' 60" W
N coast of Smyley Island, between Cape Smyley and Cape Marchesi, at the mouth of the Ronne Entrance, comprising ice cliffs, and home to a large emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony at its NW extremity. Scoresby Head marks its western boundary. Named after Dr Philip N. Trathan, the British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems scientist since 1990.