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Lucas Island is a small island lying just west of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north-west of Plog Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called "Plogsteinen" (the plow stone). It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1958 and renamed for W.C. Lucas, a diesel mechanic at Davis Station, 1957.[1]

Lucas Island

Lucas Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	68°30′S 77°57′E
Length	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width	0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Highest elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Important Bird Area

A 9 ha site comprising the whole island has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 14,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins.[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: "Lucas Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

На других языках

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[de] Lucas Island

Lucas Island (norwegisch Plogsteinen ‚Pflugstein‘) ist eine kleine Insel vor der Ingrid-Christensen-Küste des ostantarktischen Prinzessin-Elisabeth-Lands. Sie liegt in der Prydz Bay 3 km nordwestlich der Plogøy und unmittelbar westlich der Vestfoldberge.

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