Empereur Island
Empereur Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°48′S 141°23′E / 66.800°S 141.383°ECoordinates: 66°48′S 141°23′E / 66.800°S 141.383°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Empereur Island is a rocky island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) north of Cape Margerie, lying immediately north of Breton Island in the entrance to Port Martin. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under , 1949–51, and so named because the first emperor penguin captured by the expedition was taken on this island.[1]
Important Bird Area[]
A 283 ha site, including Empereur Island and , and on the eastern coast of Cape Margerie, as well as and the intervening sea, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 35,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguinss, estimated from 2011 satellite imagery.[2]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Empereur Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Île des Manchots / Empereur Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
External links[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Empereur Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
- Penguin colonies
- Islands of Adélie Land
- Adélie Land geography stubs