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Kirton Island is a small coastal island of the Robinson Group, lying 6 kilometres (3 nmi) west of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica, and about 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) south of Macklin Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for M. Kirton, a geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1959.[1]

Kirton Island

Kirton Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°30′S 63°38′E
Archipelago	Robinson Islands
Length	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width	0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Important Bird Area

A 195 ha site, which comprises Kirton Island and neighbouring Macklin Island, along with associated smaller islands and the intervening marine area, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 13,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, based on 2006 satellite imagery.[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: "Kirton Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Kirton Island

Kirton Island ist eine kleine Insel vor der Mawson-Küste des ostantarktischen Mac-Robertson-Lands. Sie liegt 5 km westlich des Kap Daly und ist Teil der Robinson-Gruppe.

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- [en] Kirton Island

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