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Penguin Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Coordinates: 47°23′11″N 56°59′23″W / 47.38639°N 56.98972°W / 47.38639; -56.98972
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Penguin Islands is located in Newfoundland
Penguin Islands
Penguin Islands
Location of Penguin Islands in Newfoundland

The Penguin Islands are a cluster of islands and sea stacks located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The islands are located nearly 20 kilometers from the nearest part of the island of Newfoundland.[citation needed]

Historians and naturalists believe that the Penguin Islands were a former breeding ground for the great auk.[1] Petrels were reported nesting in the islands in 1887, with an estimated 900 pairs living on South Penguin Island in 1945.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Montevecchi, William A.; Tuck, Leslie M. (1987). Newfoundland Birds: Exploitation, Study Conservation. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Nuttall Ornithological Club, Harvard University. p. 159. ISBN 978-99976-39-99-8.

47°23′11″N 56°59′23″W / 47.38639°N 56.98972°W / 47.38639; -56.98972