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Torgersen Island

Coordinates: 64°46′S 64°5′W / 64.767°S 64.083°W / -64.767; -64.083
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Torgersen
Torgersen is located in Antarctica
Torgersen
Torgersen
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°5′W / 64.767°S 64.083°W / -64.767; -64.083
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Torgersen Island is a small rocky island lying just east of Litchfield Island in the entrance to Arthur Harbour, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955 and named by the UK-APC for Torstein Torgersen, first mate of the Harbor in late February 1955, preceding the vessel Norsel in one of the ship's boats and making soundings.

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.