Tryne Islands
Tryne Islands
Location in Antarctica
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The Tryne Islands are a group of numerous small
Lars Christensen Expedition
(1936–37) and named Trynøyane ("snout islands").
Historic site
Mikkelsen Cairn: A rock
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition field parties in 1957, 1977 and again in 1995. The site has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 72), following a proposal by Australia and Norway to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[1]
Important Bird Area
A 40 ha site, comprising a small unnamed ice-free island in the north of the group, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 13,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, estimated from 2011 satellite imagery.[2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
References
- ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Tryne Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from "Tryne Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
68°22′26″S 78°24′57″E / 68.37389°S 78.41583°E
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