Humble Island
Humble Island is located in Antarctica
Humble Island
Humble Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°46′S 64°06′W / 64.767°S 64.100°W / -64.767; -64.100
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Humble Island is a small rocky island lying 0.74 km (0.4 nmi) south-east of Norsel Point on Amsler Island, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. Humble Island was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Humble Island was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1956 because the island seems to be squeezed insignificantly between Litchfield Island and what was then considered the coast of Anvers Island (now known to be separate Amsler Island).[1][2]

Birds

The island formed part of the Northern Arthur Harbour Important Bird Area (IBA) number 013, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant seabird breeding colonies.[3] The Arthur Harbour IBA was delisted in 2015.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Humble Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Amsler Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Northern Arthur Harbour area". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Important Bird Areas in Antarctica 2015 Summary" (PDF). Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Website. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

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