Isla Gonzalo

Isla Gonzalo or Isla Bote
The island with its weather station
Isla Gonzalo or Isla Bote is located in Southern Patagonia
Isla Gonzalo or Isla Bote
Isla Gonzalo or Isla Bote
Isla Gonzalo is the second largest of the Diego Ramírez Islands
Geography
Coordinates56°31′30″S 68°41′00″W / 56.52500°S 68.68333°W / -56.52500; -68.68333
ArchipelagoDiego Ramírez Islands
Area0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceAntártica
CommuneCabo de Hornos
Additional information
NGA UFI=-883269

Isla Gonzalo is a subantarctic island, uninhabited except for a weather and research station operated by the Chilean Navy. With an area of 38 hectares (94 acres), it is the second largest of the Chilean Diego Ramírez Archipelago after Isla Bartolomé. The archipelago lies in the Drake Passage between the continents of South America and Antarctica. It is an important breeding site for black-browed (over 6000 pairs) and grey-headed (over 4000 pairs) albatrosses, as well as for southern giant petrels.[1][2]

The island is an important breeding site for grey-headed albatrosses

See also

References

  1. ^ "Island – Isla Bartolome". Island Group - Islas Diego Ramirez. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  2. ^ Robertson, Graham; Moreno, Carlos A.; Lawton, Kieran; Arata, Javier; Valencia, Jose; Kirkwood, Roger. (2007). "An estimate of the population sizes of Black-browed (Thalassarche melanophrys) and Grey-headed (T. chrysostoma) Albatrosses breeding in the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, Chile". Emu. 107 (3): 239–244. doi:10.1071/mu07028. S2CID 83796801. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

56°31′30″S 68°41′00″W / 56.52500°S 68.68333°W / -56.52500; -68.68333


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