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Duke of York Island is a mountainous ice-free island, 2.5 miles (4 km) long, lying in the southern part of Robertson Bay, Antarctica, along the northern coast of Victoria Land. It was first charted in 1899 by the British Antarctic Expedition, under Carsten Borchgrevink, who named it for the then Duke of York, later George V. This island lies situated within the borders known as the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]
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| Etymology | Named by Carsten Borchgrevink for George V |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Robertson Bay, Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4 km) |
Important Bird Area
A 680 ha site comprising the whole island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of Adélie penguins, with an estimate of some 16,000 breeding pairs based on 2011 satellite imagery. Snow petrels are also reported to breed on the island.[2]
See also
References
- "Duke of York Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- "Duke of York Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Herzog-von-York-Insel
Die Herzog-von-York-Insel (englisch Duke of York Island) ist eine bergige, eisfreie, 4 km lange und bis zu 555 m hohe Insel vor der Pennell-Küste des ostantarktischen Viktorialands. Sie liegt südlichen Teil der Robertson Bay.- [en] Duke of York Island (Antarctica)
[fr] Île du Duc-d'York (Antarctique)
L’île du Duc-d’York (en anglais : Duke of York Island) est une île montagneuse et libre de glace située dans la partie sud de la baie de Robertson en Terre Victoria, Antarctique.[it] Isola del Duca di York (Antartide)
L'isola del Duca di York è un'isola montuosa della Terra Vittoria, in Antartide. L'isola, la cui lunghezza raggiunge i 4,0 km e la cui superficie risulta del tutto libera dai ghiacci, si trova in particolare davanti alla costa di Pennell ed è situata quasi all'estremità meridionale della baia di Robertson, dove la sua costa meridionale viene toccata dai ghiacci del ghiacciaio Murray quando questo si getta nella baia.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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