Jump to content

Île Howe

Coordinates: 48°51′32″S 69°26′31″E / 48.85889°S 69.44194°E / -48.85889; 69.44194
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Île Howe
L'île Howe is highlighted on this Kerguelen Islands map.
Map
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates48°51′32″S 69°26′31″E / 48.85889°S 69.44194°E / -48.85889; 69.44194
ArchipelagoÎles Kerguelen
Total islands1
Major islandsÎle Howe
Area51.0 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Area rank4th(In the Kerguelen Islands
Length8 km (5 mi)
Width7 km (4.3 mi)
Coastline28.5 km (17.71 mi)
Highest elevation245 m (804 ft)
Highest pointMont des Moutons
Administration
DistrictÎles Kerguelen
Demographics
DemonymHowe
Population0

Île Howe is one of the islands of the Kerguelen archipelago, situated to the north of Île Foch, just after Île MacMurdo. It is about 8 km in length. Apart from rabbits, it is free of introduced animals.

Important Bird Area

[edit]

The island, along with the neighbouring, and relatively large, islands of Île Foch and Île Saint-Lanne Gramont, as well as the smaller Île MacMurdo, Île Briand, Îles Dayman and Îlots Hallet, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because of its value as a breeding site, especially for seabirds, with at least 29 species nesting in the IBA.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Île Foch, Île Sainte Lanne Gramont and Île Howe. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-01-21.