Île_Parasol

Ile Parasol

Ile Parasol

Island in Person Banjos Atoll, Changas Archipelago

Ile Parasol (Parasol Island) is an 8 ha island on the Peros Banhos Atoll in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is part of the Peros Banhos strict nature reserve and has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for sooty terns, of which 14,000 pairs were recorded in a 2004 survey.[1]

Map of Peros Banhos Atoll showing the island in the central northern section
The island is an important nesting site for sooty terns

References

  1. [1]
    "Ile Parasol, Peros Banhos". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-23.

05°15′50″S 71°50′39″E


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