Lagotellerie Island is an island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Horseshoe Island in Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]
 Adélie penguin colony on Lagotellerie Island | |
  Lagotellerie Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°53′16″S 67°24′02″W / 67.88778°S 67.40056°W |
| Area | 158 ha (390 acres) |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
editThe 158 ha island has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA No.115) because of its relatively diverse flora and fauna, which is typical of the southern Antarctic Peninsula region. The vegetation consists of abundant stands of the continent's only two flowering plants, Antarctic hair grass and Antarctic pearlwort, as well as well-developed communities of mosses and lichen. The rich invertebrate fauna includes the wingless midge Belgica antarctica, for which the island is one of its southernmost sites. There are also colonies of Adélie penguins and Antarctic shags.[2]
Important Bird Area
editThe island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 270 breeding pairs of Antarctic shags and 81 pairs of south polar skuas. As well as Adélie penguins, other birds recorded as breeding on the site include Kelp gulls, snow petrels and Wilson's storm petrels. The island is also used as a haul-out by Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lagotellerie Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 115: Measure 1, Annex E. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Lagotellerie Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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