Lucas Island
Lucas Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°ECoordinates: 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°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 |
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 , a diesel mechanic at Davis Station, 1957.[1]
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[]
- ^ "Lucas Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Lucas Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Lucas Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
- Penguin colonies
- Islands of Princess Elizabeth Land
- Princess Elizabeth Land geography stubs