Avian Island
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Avian Island lies off Adelaide, on the west side of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.
Following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in October 1948, the island was named 'Avian Islet' because of the large number and variety of birds found there.
A camp was established on the island for the joint survey of the south coast of Adelaide Island carried out by the British Antarctic Survey and the Royal Navy in 1962-63.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Avian Island
