- Source: Cuverville Island
Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is a dark, rocky island lying in Errera Channel between Arctowski Peninsula and the northern part of Rongé Island, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. Cuverville Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for Jules de Cuverville (1834–1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy.
Important Bird Area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 6500 pairs of gentoo penguins, the largest for this species on the Antarctic Peninsula. Other birds nesting at the site include southern giant petrels and Antarctic shags.
See also
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
External links
Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Visitor Site Guidelines and island description
Images from Cuverville Island Archived 31 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
References
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- Daftar pulau antarktik dan sub-antarktik
- Cuverville Island
- Cuverville
- Rongé Island
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- Cavalier (disambiguation)
- Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
- Petermann Island
- Gardner Island
- Berkner Island
- Sturge Island
