Danger Islands
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°W |
Administration | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Danger Islands is a group of islands lying 24 km (13 nmi) east-south-east of Joinville Island near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were discovered on 28 December 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, who so named them because, appearing among heavy fragments of ice, they were almost completely concealed until the ship was nearly upon them.[1]
Use by birds
The Danger Islands have been identified as an "important bird area" by BirdLife International because it supports Adélie penguin colonies and seabirds.[2] 751,527 pairs of Adélie penguins (1.5 million individuals) have been recorded in at least five distinct colonies as of March 2018.[3][4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Danger Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ Borowicz, Alex; McDowall, Philip; Youngflesh, Casey; Sayre-McCord, Thomas; Clucas, Gemma; Herman, Rachael; Forrest, Steven; Rider, Melissa; Schwaller, Mathew (2018-03-02). "Multi-modal survey of Adélie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot". Scientific Reports. 8 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22313-w. ISSN 2045-2322.
- ^ May, Ashley (March 2, 2018). "NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony'". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ BBC Newshour, March 2, 2018
- ^ Michael Le Page (Mar 10, 2018). "Secret penguins revealed by drones". New Scientist.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Danger Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.