Gardner Island

Coordinates: 68°34′41″S 77°52′14″E / 68.57806°S 77.87056°E / -68.57806; 77.87056
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Gardner Island
Adélie penguins breed on the island
Gardner Island is located in Antarctica
Gardner Island
Gardner Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationPrydz Bay, Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Coordinates68°34′41″S 77°52′14″E / 68.57806°S 77.87056°E / -68.57806; 77.87056
Area51 ha (130 acres)
Length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Highest elevation47 m (154 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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]

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