 The islands are an important breeding site for
Adélie penguins | |
  Danger Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Danger Islands is a group of small 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]
The Danger Islands comprise:
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 20 December 2011.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". BirdLife International. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Borowicz, Alex; McDowall, Philip; Youngflesh, Casey; Sayre-McCord, Thomas; Clucas, Gemma; Herman, Rachael; Forrest, Steven; Rider, Melissa; Schwaller, Mathew (2 March 2018). "Multi-modal survey of Adélie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 3926. Bibcode: 2018NatSR...8.3926B. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22313-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5834637. PMID 29500389.
- ^ May, Ashley (2 March 2018). "NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony'". USA Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ BBC Newshour, March 2, 2018
- ^ Michael Le Page (10 March 2018). "Secret penguins revealed by drones". New Scientist.
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United States Geological Survey.
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The islands are an important breeding site for
Adélie penguins | |
Danger Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°25′S 54°40′W / 63.417°S 54.667°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Danger Islands is a group of small 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]
The Danger Islands comprise:
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 20 December 2011.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". BirdLife International. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Borowicz, Alex; McDowall, Philip; Youngflesh, Casey; Sayre-McCord, Thomas; Clucas, Gemma; Herman, Rachael; Forrest, Steven; Rider, Melissa; Schwaller, Mathew (2 March 2018). "Multi-modal survey of Adélie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 3926. Bibcode: 2018NatSR...8.3926B. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22313-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5834637. PMID 29500389.
- ^ May, Ashley (2 March 2018). "NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony'". USA Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ BBC Newshour, March 2, 2018
- ^ Michael Le Page (10 March 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.
|
| This Joinville Island group location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |