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==Important Bird Areas==
==Important Bird Areas==
A 50&nbsp;ha site comprising a rocky headland rising to 250&nbsp;m, at the south-western extremity of the island, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 200 pairs of Imperial Shags.  Chinstrap Penguins also nest at the site.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org |title=Trinity Island southwest|accessdate=2013-01-20 |work=BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas |first=|last=|publisher=BirdLife International |year=2013}}</ref>  Another IBA on the island is [[Cape Wollaston]] at its north-western extremity.
A 50&nbsp;ha site comprising a rocky headland rising to 250&nbsp;m, at the south-western extremity of the island, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 200 pairs of Imperial Shags.  Chinstrap Penguins also nest at the site.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org |title=Trinity Island southwest|accessdate=2013-01-20 |work=BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas |first=|last=|publisher=BirdLife International |year=2013}}</ref>  Another IBA on the island is [[Cape Wollaston]] at its north-western extremity.
==Location==
*Location map: {{wmap|-63.8158333|-60.733611}}


==References==
==References==
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Trinity Island

Palmer Archipelago
(British Antarctic Territory)

Location

Trinity Island

Data

Trinity Island is an island 15 miles long and 6 miles wide amongst the Palmer Archipelago, off the coast of Graham Land. It is part of the British Antarctic Territory. Trinity Island lies 23 miles east of Hoseason Island in the northern part of the archipelago.

Trinity was named by Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904) in commemoration of Edward Bransfield's "Trinity Land" of 1820.

Important Bird Areas

A 50 ha site comprising a rocky headland rising to 250 m, at the south-western extremity of the island, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 200 pairs of Imperial Shags. Chinstrap Penguins also nest at the site.[1] Another IBA on the island is Cape Wollaston at its north-western extremity.

Location

References

  1. ↑ "Trinity Island southwest". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. http://www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2013-01-20. 
The Palmer Archipelago, British Antarctic Territory

Abbott Island • Anvers Island • Auguste Island • Bob Island • Brabant Island • Bremen Island • Buff Island • Chionis Island • Christiania Islands • Chukovezer Island • Cobalcescou Island • Cormorant Island • Davis Island • Dink Island • Doumer Island • Dream Island • Emen Island • Fridtjof Island • Gand Island • Halfway Island • Hermit Island • Hoseason Island • Humble Island • Imelin Island • Janus Island • Kalotina Island • Lapteva Island • Lecointe Island • Litchfield Island • Liège Island • Masteyra Island • Melchior Islands • Ohlin Island • Pabellon Island • Pampa Island • Petrelik Island • Raklitsa Island • Rogulyat Island • Soatris Island • Spert Island • Spume Island • Temenuga Island • Tetrad Islands • Torgersen Island • Tower Island • Trebishte Island • Trinity Island • Tripod Island • Two Hummock Island • Vázquez Island • Vromos Island • Walsham Rocks • Wiencke Island • Yoke Island • Zigzag Island

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