 Adélie penguins breed in the IBA | |
  Waterhouse Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land,Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°32′04″S77°56′49″E / 68.53444°S 77.94694°E /-68.53444; 77.94694 |
| Highest elevation | 37.5 m (123 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Waterhouse Island is an island inPrydz Bay on theIngrid Christensen Coast ofPrincess Elizabeth Land,Antarctica. It lies just SSW ofLugg Island, and about 3.5 km NNW of Australia'sDavis Station on Broad Peninsula in theVestfold Hills. It was named after R.S. Waterhouse, a Medical Officer at Davis in 1971.[1]
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.[2]
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