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Gourdin Island is the largest island (124 ha) in a group of islands and rocks 2 km (1 nmi) north of Prime Head, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Ensign Jean Gourdin of the expedition ship Astrolabe. The island was reidentified and charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1945–47.[1][2]
  Gourdin Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°12′S 57°18′W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Important Bird Area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 14,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, as well as over 550 pairs of gentoo penguins.[3]
See also
- Column Rock
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
References
- "Gourdin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 288. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- "Gourdin Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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На других языках
[de] Gourdin-Insel
Die Gourdin-Insel (französisch Roche Gourdin ‚Gourdin-Felsen‘) ist die größte Insel einer Gruppe aus Inseln und Rifffelsen vor der Trinity-Halbinsel im Norden des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 1,5 km nördlich des Prime Head.- [en] Gourdin Island
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