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Owen Island

Coordinates: 61°56′S 58°26′W / 61.933°S 58.433°W / -61.933; -58.433
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Owen Island
Owen Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Owen Island
Owen Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°56′S 58°26′W / 61.933°S 58.433°W / -61.933; -58.433
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Owen Island in the Antarctic is a small (19 ha), circular, ice-free island lying between Round Point and Pottinger Point about 500 m off the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.[1] It was charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.

Important Bird Area

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The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 21,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins[1] in 1980, falling to 12,000 in 1987.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Owen Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Owen Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Owen Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.