Uruguay Island is an island long with a
cove indenting its west side, lying between
Irizar Island
Irizar Island () is an island long, lying northeast of Uruguay Island in the northeastern part of the Argentine Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste ...
and
Corner Island in the
Argentine Islands of the
Wilhelm Archipelago of
Antarctica. It was discovered by the
French Antarctic Expedition of 1903–05, under
J.B. Charcot who named it after the Argentine
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
ARA ''Uruguay''. The island was recharted in 1935 by the
British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under
John Rymill.
Important Bird Area
The island has been designated an
Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
(IBA) by
BirdLife International
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because it supports a
breeding colony of about 200 pairs of
imperial shags.
See also
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List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
References
Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago
Important Bird Areas of Antarctica
Seabird colonies
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