The cape was named by Edward Bransfield in 1820 after Captain William H. Shirreff, the British commanding officer in the Pacific at that time.
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Other birds nesting at the site in smaller numbers include Gentoo Penguins, Kelp Gulls, Brown Skuas, Snowy Sheathbills, Antarctic Terns, Imperial Shags, Wilson's and Black-bellied Storm Petrels, and Cape Petrels.
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