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Breaker Island

Coordinates: 64°46′S 64°07′W / 64.767°S 64.117°W / -64.767; -64.117
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Breaker Island
Breaker Island is located in Antarctica
Breaker Island
Breaker Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°07′W / 64.767°S 64.117°W / -64.767; -64.117
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Breaker Island is a small rocky island lying in Arthur Harbour close south-west of Norsel Point, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the island causes breakers when the sea is rough.

Birds

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The island formed part of the Northern Arthur Harbour Important Bird Area (IBA) number 013, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird breeding colonies.[1] The Arthur Harbour IBA was delisted in 2015.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Arthur Harbour area". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Important Bird Areas in Antarctica 2015 Summary" (PDF). Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Website. Retrieved 11 May 2019.