Devil Island
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| File:Devil Island.jpg View from top of volcanic peak | |
| File:Devil Island (ringed), JRI Group, British Antarctic Territory.svg Location of Devil Island | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
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| Archipelago | James Ross Island group |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. | |
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Devil Island is a 128 ha, ice-free island about 2 km long, in the James Ross Island group near the north-eastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It lies in a small cove 1 km north of Vega Island, east of the Trinity Peninsula. It is characterised by several low hills rising to a maximum height of about 150 m.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Devil island is a recent volcano consisting of two basalt volcano necks, surrounded by extensive talus.
Important Bird Area
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The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 15,000 pairs of Adélie penguins. Other birds recorded as nesting there include brown skuas and snow petrels.[1]
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