Gardner Island

Island of Antarctica
68°34′41″S 77°52′14″E / 68.57806°S 77.87056°E / -68.57806; 77.87056Area51 ha (130 acres)Length1.2 km (0.75 mi)Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)Highest elevation47 m (154 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Gardner Island is a largely ice-free island which lies about 3 km west of Broad Peninsula in the southern Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 27,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins. Snow petrels also breed on the island. The nearest permanent research station is Australia's Davis Station, 3 km to the east on Broad Peninsula.[1]

See also

  • Gardner Pinnacles (Pacific island)

References

  1. ^ "Gardner Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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