Michelsen Island
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Michelsen Island is a small island in the South Orkney Islands within the British Antarctic Territory. It is joined to the southern end of Powell Island by a narrow isthmus of occasionally submerged boulders.
The island was first observed and roughly mapped in 1821 by Captains George Powell and Nathaniel Palmer. It was named on a map by Captain Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whaler who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13.
Important Bird Area
The island lies within the 'Southern Powell Island and adjacent islets Specially Protected Area' (ASPA No. 111). It is also part of the 'Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands Important Bird Area' identified by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird breeding colonies.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands IBA: BirdLife International
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Michelsen Island