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  Turner Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land,Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°33′00″S77°53′00″E / 68.55000°S 77.88333°E /-68.55000; 77.88333 |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Turner Island is anisland in theDonskiye Islands group lying 0.9 km (0.6 mi) north-west ofBluff Island and 4.6 km (2.9 mi) west ofBreidnes Peninsula,Vestfold Hills, inPrydz Bay,Princess Elizabeth Land,Antarctica.
The island was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by theLars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. It was remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957–58) and named forP.B. Turner, a radio officer atDavis Station in 1958.
The island forms part of the Magnetic Island and nearby islandsImportant Bird Area (IBA), comprisingMagnetic, Turner,Waterhouse,Lugg,Boyd andBluff Islands, along with intervening islands and marine area. The site was designated an IBA byBirdLife International because it supports large colonies ofAdélie penguins totalling some 29,000 breeding pairs, based on 2012 satellite imagery.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Turner Island (Antarctica)".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey. 
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