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Kidney Island (Spanish: Isla Celebroña)[1] so called due to its shape, is a small island with a land area of 33 hectares (82 acres), to the east of East Falkland, not far from Stanley. It lies is at the east end of Berkeley Sound near Kidney Cove, and is separated from Port William by Menguera Point. It is a nature reserve and, unlike most of the main islands, is still covered in tussac grass. Its wildlife includes penguins and sea lions. It is one of only three places in the archipelago where king penguins breed; the others are Saunders Island and Volunteer Point on East Falkland.
Kidney Island
Isla Celebroña | |
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 Location of Kidney Island within the Falkland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′S 57°45′W | |
| Country | Falkland Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST) |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all islands and all inhabited islands in the Falklands respectively. | |
History
During the Falklands War, on 1 May 1982, Islas Malvinas GC82, an Argentine Z-28 type naval patrol boat was damaged near the island by a Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2/3 helicopter from HMS Alacrity. The helicopter was also badly hit by return fire from the Argentine armed coaster ARA Forrest.[2][3]
Important Bird Area
Kidney Island, together with the nearby and much smaller Cochon Island, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks (15 breeding pairs), southern rockhopper penguins (500 pairs), Magellanic penguins, white-chinned petrels (1000 pairs), sooty shearwaters, blackish cinclodes and Cobb's wrens.[4]
References
- "PCGN.org.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- HMS Alacrity
- Mayorga, Horacio No Vencidos, 1998. ISBN 950-742-976-X (in Spanish) pp. 144-145
- "Kidney Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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На других языках
- [en] Kidney Island
[es] Isla Celebroña
La isla Celebroña[1] (en inglés: Kidney Island)[2] es una pequeña isla de 33 hectáreas ubicada al este de la isla Soledad, en las islas Malvinas y cerca de Puerto Argentino/Stanley. Es una reserva natural y se encuentra cubierta de vegetación. La vida silvestre principal incluye diferentes especies de pingüinos (magallánicos, emperador, etc.) y leones marinos. La isla está en el extremo este del Bahía de la Anunciación, cerca de la caleta Riñón, y está separada de Puerto Groussac por la punta Celebroña.[fr] Île Kidney
L'île Kidney (en anglais Kidney Island, en espagnol Isla Celebroña), ainsi appelée en raison de sa forme de rognon est une petite île de l'archipel des Malouines d'une superficie de 33 ha, à l'est de l'île de la Malouine orientale et pas très loin de Port Stanley, la capitale de l'archipel.[it] Isola Kidney
L'isola Kidney (Kidney Island in inglese, Isla Celebroña[1] in spagnolo ), così chiamata per la sua forma (kidney significa «rene»), è una piccola isola dalla superficie di 33 ettari situata a est di East Falkland, a non molta distanza da Stanley. Sorge all'estremità orientale del Berkeley Sound vicino alla Kidney Cove, ed è separata dall'insenatura di Port William dal Menguera Point. È una riserva naturale e, diversamente dalla maggior parte delle isole principali, è ancora ricoperta da distese erbose di Poa flabellata. La sua fauna comprende pinguini e leoni marini. È una delle uniche tre località dell'arcipelago in cui nidificano i pinguini reali; le altre due sono Saunders Island e Volunteer Point su East Falkland.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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