Joubin Islands

Joubin Island
Geography
Location in Antarctica
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°47′S 64°27′W / 64.783°S 64.450°W / -64.783; -64.450Coordinates: 64°47′S 64°27′W / 64.783°S 64.450°W / -64.783; -64.450
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Joubin Islands are a group of small islands lying 6 kilometres (3 nmi) south-west of Cape Monaco, Anvers Island, at the south-western end of the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. The islands were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Louis Joubin, the French naturalist.^[1] They have been designated a Restricted Zone under ASMA 7 — Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin — which includes the marine area extending 50 metres (55 yd) from the shorelines.^[2]

Environment

The islands share a volcanic and granitic geological origin with Anvers Island. Their vegetation, which is typical of the region, consists of a variety of mosses, lichens and algae, as well as the flowering plants Antarctic Hairgrass and Antarctic Pearlwort.^[2]

Important Bird Area

The islands have been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support a breeding colony of about 250 pairs of imperial shags. Other birds nesting on the islands include Adélie, gentoo and chinstrap penguins as well as southern giant petrels.^[2]

References

↑ "Joubin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
1 2 3 "Joubin Islands". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Joubin Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Important Bird Areas of Antarctica

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Joubin Islands

Environment

Important Bird Area

See also

References