Tartar Island

For other uses, see Tartar (disambiguation).

Tartar Island
Chinstrap penguins breed in the IBA
Tartar Island is located in Antarctica
Tartar Island
Tartar Island
Location in Antarctica
Tartar Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Tartar Island
Tartar Island
Tartar Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°55′47″S 58°26′13″W / 61.92972°S 58.43694°W / -61.92972; -58.43694
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Tartar Island is a small (13 ha), ice-free, oval-shaped island 0.6 km (0.37 mi) long, lying 0.7 km (0.43 mi) north-west of Round Point, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for the sealing vessel Tartar (Captain Pottinger) from London, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.

Important Bird Area

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 18,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tartar Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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