Earle_Island

Earle Island

Earle Island

Island of Antarctica

Earle Island is a small ice-free island 6 kilometres (3 nmi) south-west of Darwin Island which marks the south-western end of the Danger Islands. Following hydrographic work in the area from HMS Endurance in 1977–78, it was named, in association with Beagle Island and other names in the group, after Augustus Earle, an artist on board HMS Beagle.[1][2]

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Important Bird Area

The 20 ha island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports several species of breeding seabirds, especially Pygoscelid penguins, as well as Cape petrels, snowy sheathbills, kelp gulls, brown skuas, Wilson's storm petrels and Antarctic terns.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Earle Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Earle Island". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Earle Island, Danger Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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