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Earle Island is a small ice-free island 6 kilometres (3 nmi) south-west of Darwin Island which marks the south-western end of the Danger Islands. Following hydrographic work in the area from HMS Endurance in 1977–78, it was named, in association with Beagle Island and other names in the group, after Augustus Earle, an artist on board HMS Beagle.[1][2]

Earle Island

Earle Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	63°29′S 54°47′W
Archipelago	Danger Islands
Area	20 ha (49 acres)
Length	0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Important Bird Area

The 20 ha island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports several species of breeding seabirds, especially Pygoscelid penguins, as well as Cape petrels, snowy sheathbills, kelp gulls, brown skuas, Wilson's storm petrels and Antarctic terns.[3]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Earle Island

Earle Island ist eine kleine Insel in der Gruppe der Danger Islands an der Nordspitze der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 5 km südwestlich von Darwin Island und markiert das südwestliche Ende der Inselgruppe.

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