Atriceps Island
![]() ![]() Atriceps Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 60°47′S 45°9′W / 60.783°S 45.150°WCoordinates: 60°47′S 45°9′W / 60.783°S 45.150°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Atriceps Island is the southernmost of the Robertson Islands, lying 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) south of the south-east end of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of imperial shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps), after which the island was named in 1948–49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, with 524 pairs recorded in 1988.[1]
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References[]
- ^ "Atriceps Island, Robertson Islands". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Atriceps Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the South Orkney Islands
- Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
- Seabird colonies
- South Orkney Islands geography stubs