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The Dion Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying in the northern part of Marguerite Bay, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) south-west of Cape Alexandra, Adelaide Island, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, who donated three motor sledges and whose De Dion-Bouton works produced equipment for the expedition.[1]

Dion Islands

Dion Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°52′S 68°43′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Important Bird Area

The islands have been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support a breeding colony of about 500 pairs of imperial shags. There is also a small colony of about 150 pairs of emperor penguins, the second-most northerly known of this species (the most northerly being Snow Hill Island) and one of only two on land. The site has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 107) because of the penguin colony. However, this colony was reported lost due to climatic changes in 2011.[2][3][4]

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Dion-Inseln

Die Dion-Inseln (französisch Îles de Dion) sind eine Gruppe kleiner Inseln und Rifffelsen in der nördlichen Marguerite Bay vor der Fallières-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegen 10 km südwestlich des Kap Alexandra auf der Adelaide-Insel.

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- [en] Dion Islands

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[fr] Îles Dion

Les îles Dion sont un groupe d'îlots et de rochers situé au large de la côte ouest de la péninsule Antarctique, au nord de la baie de Marguerite et au sud-ouest de l'île Adélaïde[1].

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[it] Isole Dion

Le isole Dion sono un gruppo di isolotti e di scogli situato al largo della costa occidentale della penisola Antartica, a nord della baia di Marguerite e a sud-ovest dell'isola Adelaide[1].

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