geo.wikisort.org - IslandGregory Island is a small ice-free island lying just off the east coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, 5 km (3.1 mi) north-east of Cape Archer and 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Cape Ross. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), at which time it was thought to be a coastal point and was named "Gregory Point," for John Walter Gregory, director of the civilian staff of the expedition. It was determined to be an island by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13.[1]
Island of Antarctica
For other uses, see Gregory Island.
Gregory IslandSouth polar skuas breed on the island |
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Location | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 76°48′51″S 162°57′44″E |
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Area | 70 ha (170 acres) |
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Length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
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Width | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
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Highest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
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Population | Uninhabited |
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Important Bird Area
A 51 ha site comprising the whole island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a colony of south polar skuas, with an estimate of about 120 breeding pairs made in 1983. The nearest permanent research station the USA's McMurdo Station and New Zealand's Scott Base lying about 150 km to the south-east on Ross Island.[2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
References
- "Gregory Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- "Gregory Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links
Important Bird Areas of Antarctica |
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Queen Elizabeth Land | |
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Coats Land | |
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Queen Maud Land | |
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Enderby Land | |
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Kemp Land | |
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Mac. Robertson Land | |
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Princess Elizabeth Land | |
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Queen Mary Land | |
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Wilkes Land | |
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Adélie Land | |
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George V Land | |
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Oates Land | |
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Victoria Land | |
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Ross Sea |
- Beaufort Island
- Bernacchi Head
- Cape Crozier
- Caughley Beach
- Franklin Island southwest
- McDonald Beach
- Rocky Point
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King Edward VII Land | |
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Marie Byrd Land | |
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Ellsworth Land | |
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Palmer Land | |
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Graham Land | |
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South Shetland Islands | |
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South Orkney Islands | |
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На других языках
[de] Gregory Island (Antarktika)
Gregory Island ist eine kleine Insel im Rossmeer. Sie liegt nur wenige hundert Meter vor der Abbruchkante des Evans-Piedmont-Gletschers an der Scott-Küste des ostantarktischen Viktorialands zwischen Kap Archer im Norden und Kap Ross im Süden.
- [en] Gregory Island (Antarctica)
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