Danger Islands
The Danger Islands is a group of small islands lying 24 km (13 nmi) east-south-east of Joinville Island near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were discovered on 28 December 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, who so named them because, appearing among heavy fragments of ice, they were almost completely concealed until the ship was nearly upon them.[1]
 The islands are an important breeding site for Adélie Penguins | |
  Danger Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°25′S 54°40′W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Danger Islands comprise:
Use by birds
The Danger Islands have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports Adélie penguin colonies and seabirds.[2] 751,527 pairs of Adélie penguins (1.5 million individuals) have been recorded in at least five distinct colonies as of March 2018.[3][4][5][6]
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
References
- "Danger Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- "BirdLife Data Zone". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Borowicz, Alex; McDowall, Philip; Youngflesh, Casey; Sayre-McCord, Thomas; Clucas, Gemma; Herman, Rachael; Forrest, Steven; Rider, Melissa; Schwaller, Mathew (2018-03-02). "Multi-modal survey of Adélie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 3926. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22313-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5834637. PMID 29500389.
- May, Ashley (March 2, 2018). "NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony'". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- BBC Newshour, March 2, 2018
- Michael Le Page (Mar 10, 2018). "Secret penguins revealed by drones". New Scientist.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Danger Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)