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Avian Island is an island, 1.2 km (0.7 mi) long and 40 metres (130 ft) high, lying close off the south tip of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and visited in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who so named it because of the large number and variety of birds (avians) found there.

Avian Island

Avian Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°46′15″S 68°53′10″W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Birds

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of Adélie penguins (35,000 pairs), as well as imperial shags (670 pairs), south polar skuas (880 pairs), southern giant petrels (250 pairs), kelp gulls and Wilson's storm petrels. It also holds the southernmost record of breeding brown skuas.[1] The island is protected as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.117 for its outstanding ornithological significance.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Avian Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

На других языках

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[de] Avian Island

Avian Island (sinngemäß übersetzt Vogelinsel) ist eine der Adelaide-Insel vorgelagerte kleine Insel im Westen der Marguerite Bay an der Westseite der Antarktischen Halbinsel.

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- [en] Avian Island

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[fr] Île Avian

L'île Avian est une île de 1,2 km de long située près de la pointe sud de l'île Adélaïde, en Antarctique. Elle a été découverte par l'expédition antarctique française, 1903–05, sous la direction du commandant Charcot, et visité en 1948 par le Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, qui l'a ainsi nommé en raison du grand nombre et de la variété d'oiseaux (aviaires) qui s'y trouvent.

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