  Schaefer Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ellsworth Land,Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 73°40′00″S103°24′00″W / 73.66667°S 103.40000°W /-73.66667; -103.40000 |
| Archipelago | Schaefer Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
TheSchaefer Islands are a small group of islands lying close to the north-western end of theCanisteo Peninsula and 4 km (2.5 mi) south-west of theLindsey Islands. They were mapped from aerial photos taken by theUSN'sOperation Highjump in December 1946. They were named by theAdvisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) forWilliam A. Schaefer, a geologist on theEllsworth Land Survey, 1968–69.
A 300 ha site, comprising the whole island group and the intervening marine area, has been designated anImportant Bird Area (IBA) byBirdLife International, because it supports some 28,000 breeding pairs ofAdélie penguins, estimated from 2011 satellite imagery.[1]
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