Owen Island

Not to be confused with Owen Island (South Australia).

Owen Island
Owen Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Owen Island
Owen Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°56′S 58°26′W / 61.933°S 58.433°W / -61.933; -58.433
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Owen Island in the Antarctic is a small (19 ha), circular, ice-free island lying between Round Point and Pottinger Point about 500 m off the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.[1] It was charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.

Important Bird Area

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 21,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins[1] in 1980, falling to 12,000 in 1987.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Owen Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Owen Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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