Grey Island
| Grey Island | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 60°45’0"S, 45°1’59"W |
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Grey Island lies half a mile to the south of Michelsen Island and a mile west of the southern part of Fredriksen Island, in the South Orkney Islands of the British Antarctic Territory.
The island was first charted and named Holmen Graa ('the Grey Island') on a map by the Norwegian whaler Captain Petter Sørlle, who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13. The anglicised form appears on the chart by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II who surveyed the islands in 1933.
Important Bird Area
The island lies within an 'Antarctic Specially Protected Area' (ASPA 111). It is also part of the 'Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands Important Bird Area' (IBA) identified by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird breeding colonies.[1]
References
- ↑ Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands IBA: BirdLife International
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Grey Island