Dream Island is an island lying 0.7 km (0.43 mi) south-east of Cape Monaco, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in Wylie Bay, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956-1957 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for its natural features including a cave and, in summer, a small waterfall, with mossy patches and grass.[1] It lies about 10 km north-west of the United States' Palmer Station.[2]
  Dream Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°44′S 64°14′W / 64.733°S 64.233°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| ASMA 7 Restricted Area | |
Fauna
editThe island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 11,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, as well as smaller numbers of chinstrap penguins. The site is protected as a Restricted Area under ASMA 7 - Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin.[2][3] Other birds located on the island include the southern giant petrel, brown skua, kelp gull, and imperial shag.[4] The island also hosts a hangout spot for fur seals.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dream Island". Australian Antarctic Program. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Dream Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 7 Southwest Anvers Island and Palmers Basin" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. 2010. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Map 17: ASMA No.7 - Dream Island Restricted Zone" (PDF). United States Antarctic Program Environmental Research & Assessment. 17 January 2022.
- ^ McConell, Madison (14 January 2015). "Two fur seals rest on rocks at Dream Island". U.S. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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