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Isla Bartolomé is an uninhabited subantarctic island. Administratively it belongs to Chile.

Isla Bartolomé
Isla Bartolomé is the largest of the Diego Ramírez Islands
Isla Bartolomé
Location of the archipelago
Geography
Coordinates56°32′S 68°43′W
ArchipelagoDiego Ramírez Islands
Area0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Highest elevation190 m (620 ft)
Administration
Chile

Geography and ecology


With an area of 93 ha and a maximum height of 190 m (623 ft) it is the largest of the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, being more than twice the size of the second largest - Isla Gonzalo, lying in the Drake Passage between the continents of South America and Antarctica. It is an important breeding site for black-browed (over 35,000 pairs) and grey-headed (over 9000 pairs) albatrosses, as well as for southern giant petrels.[1][2]

The island is an important breeding site for black-browed albatrosses
The island is an important breeding site for black-browed albatrosses

See also



References


  1. "Island – Isla Bartolome". Island Group - Islas Diego Ramirez. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  2. Robertson, Graham; Moreno, Carlos A.; Lawton, Kieran; Arata, Javier; Valencia, Jose; Kirkwood, Roger. (2007). "An estimate of the population sizes of Black-browed (Thalassarche melanophrys) and Grey-headed (T. chrysostoma) Albatrosses breeding in the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, Chile". Emu. 107 (3): 239–244. doi:10.1071/mu07028. S2CID 83796801. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-21.



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[fr] Île Bartolomé (Chili)

L'île Bartolomé, en espagnol : Isla Bartolomé, est une île sub-antarctique inhabitée. D'une superficie de 93 ha et avec une altitude maximale de 190 m est la principale île de l'archipel Diego Ramírez, situé dans le passage de Drake entre l'Amérique du Sud et l'Antarctique. Elle a été nommée d'après Bartolomé García de Nodal, l'un des deux chefs de l'expédition Garcia de Nodal qui visite l'archipel en 1619.



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