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Possession Island (other)
Possession Island may refer to: * Possession Island (Namibia) Possession Island is the largest of the Penguin Islands, a scattered group of islands to the south of Namibia. It is the largest among the country's coastal islands, with an area of , and is located away from the Diamond Coast and to the south ..., on the Skeleton Coast of Africa, largest within the Penguin Islands * Possession Island (Queensland), in the Torres Strait, Australia * Possession Island, Antarctica, in the Possession Islands group * ﾃ四e de la Possession, a French subantarctic territory * "Possession Island", a song by Gorillaz from their 2023 album '' Cracker Island'' See also * Possession Islands, Antarctica {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possession Island (Namibia)
Possession Island is the largest of the Penguin Islands, a scattered group of islands to the south of Namibia. It is the largest among the country's coastal islands, with an area of , and is located away from the Diamond Coast and to the south of Lﾃｼderitz, on Lﾃｼderitz Bay. It features arid and rocky ground, with occasional shrubbery and low vegetation where some species of bird nest, the African penguin among them. In the 1950s, the island had the largest population of African penguins in Namibia, with around 46,000 adults; however by 2001, only 2,000 remained. In 2008, a report published by WWF South Africa estimated around 1,400 penguins remained, with a continued decline of around 8% a year being observed in their numbers. For several years, the island was a guano Guano (Spanish from qu, wanu) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. As a manure, guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, all key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possession Island (Queensland)
Possession Island (Kalaw Lagaw Ya: or ) is a small island in the Torres Strait Islands group off the coast of far northern Queensland, Australia. It is inhabited by a group of Torres Strait Islanders, the Kaurareg, though the Ankamuti were also indigenous to the island. Possession Island is included in Possession Island National Park, an area of which includes Eborac Island. The park was established as a Protected Area in 1977 and managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. James Cook's claim of possession In 1770 the British navigator Lieutenant James Cook sailed northward along the east coast of Australia in the '' Endeavour'', anchoring for a week at Botany Bay. Three months later, at Possession Island in Queensland, he claimed possession of the entire east coast he had explored for Britain. In his journal, Cook wrote: "I now once more hoisted English Coulers and in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third took possession of the whole Eastern Coast... by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possession Island, Antarctica
The Possession Islands are a group of small islands and Rock (geology), rocks extending over an area of about , lying in the western part of the Ross Sea, lying south-east of Cape McCormick and east of Cape Roget, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The Possession Islands were named by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, in commemoration of the planting of the British flag here on January 12, 1841. Possession Island Possession Island is a rock (geology), rocky island nearly long. The northernmost and largest of the group, it is located at . Archer Peak is a mountain on the southernmost edge of the island. Important Bird Area A site comprising the whole island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 111,000 breeding pairs of Adﾃｩlie penguins, based on ground counts made from 1981 to 2012. A significant south polar skua colony is also present on the island. See also * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ四e De La Possession
ﾃ四e de la Possession, or Possession Island, formerly ﾃ四e de la Prise de Possession, is part of the Subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. Administratively, it is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It is an important nesting site for seabirds. Description ﾃ四e de la Possession lies in the eastern group of the archipelago, about 20 km west of ﾃ四e de l'Est (East Island). With an area of it is the largest island of the group and the only inhabited one. It has a rugged landscape of mountains cut by deep glaciated valleys. The coastal areas and valleys are covered with herbaceous subantarctic vegetation. The island is uninhabited except for the staff of the Alfred Faure research station at the eastern end of the island, with a maximum of about 20 people. Alfred Faure research station Alfred Faure research station is a research Station made out of about 12 Main buildings. The Station has about 20 Personnel active at max. It is located on the far eastern point of ﾃ四e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker Island (album)
''Cracker Island'' is the eighth studio album by the British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 24 February 2023 via Parlophone and Warner Records. It features collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Bootie Brown and Beck. A deluxe edition was released on 27 February with five additional tracks featuring the artists De La Soul, MC Bin Laden, Del the Funky Homosapien and Dawn Penn. ''Cracker Island'' received mostly positive reviews, with the album debuting at number one on the UK Album Charts and number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making it the first Gorillaz album to reach number one in the UK since '' Demon Days'' (2005). Overall, the album reached the top 10 in 19 countries. Background The majority of the work on the album began in 2021. "Tormenta", a song made in collaboration with Bad Bunny, was the first completed. It was originally intended to be the lead single for the second season of the web ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
