Bluff Island is an island lying 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) south of Magnetic Island and 4 kilometres (2 nmi) west of the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, re-emapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1957–58) and so named because the south end of the island is marked by a steep cliff face.[1]

Bluff Island

Bluff Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	68°33′S 77°54′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Important Bird Area

The island forms part of the Magnetic Island and nearby islands Important Bird Area (IBA), comprising Magnetic, Turner, Waterhouse, Lugg, Boyd and Bluff Islands, along with the intervening islands and marine area. The site was designated an IBA by BirdLife International because it supports large colonies of Adélie penguins totalling some 29,000 breeding pairs, based on 2012 satellite imagery.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands

References

External links

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

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