Kellick Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north-east of Round Point, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Captain Kellick, Master of the British sealer Henry, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.[1]

Kellick Island

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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	61°55′S 58°26′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 27,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands

References

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

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