Volunteer Beach is an impressive 2 mile long white sandy beach, bordered by high grassy banks and dunes, leading to rolling greens. These provide the ideal habitat for three breeding species of penguins - King, Gentoo and Magellanic. Around 1000 king penguins breed at Volunteer Point and raise around 500 cVolunteer Beachhicks each year. There are also 1,500 pairs of gentoo penguins found in colonies on Volunteer Green. The burrowing Magellanic penguins are widespread along the coastline. All three penguins are easily spotted during a day trip to Volunteer Point.
