Kellick Island

Kellick Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north-east of Round Point, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Captain Kellick, Master of the British sealer Henry, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.[1]

Kellick Island
Kellick Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°55′S 58°26′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Important Bird Area

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 27,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[2]

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See also

  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

  1. "Kellick Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. "Kellick Island, King George Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.


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