Emperor Island
  Emperor Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°52′S 68°43′W / 67.867°S 68.717°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Emperor Island is a small island in
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because a low rock and shingle isthmus at the south-eastern end of the island was the winter breeding site of emperor penguins.[1]
Important Bird Area
A 467 ha site, coinciding with that of Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.107, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of Antarctic shags. It is likely that emperor penguins no longer breed on the island.[2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
References
- ^ "Emperor Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Emperor Island, Dion Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Emperor Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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