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Haswell Island is the largest of the Haswell Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica, about 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Mabus Point in Queen Mary Land. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Professor William A. Haswell, a zoologist at Sydney University and a member of the expedition's Advisory Committee.[1]

Haswell Island

Haswell Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°31′S 93°0′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Birds

The island is a unique site for almost all bird species breeding in East Antarctica, including Antarctic petrels, Antarctic fulmars, Cape petrels, snow petrels, Wilson's storm petrels, south polar skuas and Adélie penguins. To the south-east of the island, there is a large colony of emperor penguins breeding on fast ice. The island and the adjacent emperor penguin rookery site are protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.127.[2] The same 500 ha site, comprising the whole island as well as the adjoining sea ice where the emperor penguins breed, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[3] The area also supports five species of seals, including Ross seals.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands

References

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Haswell-Insel

Die Haswell-Insel ist eine Insel im Südpolarmeer ungefähr drei Kilometer vor der antarktischen Küste in der Nähe der Mirny-Station in Ostantarktika. Die mit etwa 1 km² größte Insel der Inselgruppe der Haswell-Inseln liegt knapp 300 Kilometer westlich des Shackleton-Schelfeises und etwa 80 Kilometer südlich der Drygalski-Insel. Die nächstgelegenen Inseln sind die Tokarew-, die Gorew- und die Buromski-Insel. Die Haswell-Insel ist teilweise eisfrei, hat felsigen Untergrund und erreicht eine Höhe von knapp 100 Metern.[1] Die Insel wurde 1912 durch die Australasiatische Antarktisexpedition 1911–1914 entdeckt.

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- [en] Haswell Island

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[fr] Île Haswell

L'île Haswell est la principale île de l'archipel des îles Haswell, en Antarctique.

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