%2c_walking.jpg) Adélie penguins breed in the IBA | |
  Lindsey Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Marie Byrd,Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 73°36′02″S103°05′21″W / 73.60056°S 103.08917°W /-73.60056; -103.08917 |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
TheLindsey Islands are a group of islands lying by the north-western tip of theCanisteo Peninsula, in the easternAmundsen Sea betweenFerrero andCranton Bays, on theWalgreen Coast ofMarie Byrd Land,Antarctica.
The group consists of one island several kilometres across in the east, and a smaller island with several nearby outliers in the west. They form the emergent part of ashelf, less than 200 m deep, made ofgranitic rocks. The islands are relatively flat, the highest point being about 40 m on the largest island. They are mostly ice-free in summer, and two small freshwater ponds are present on the largest island.[1]
The islands were delineated from aerial photos taken by theUS Navy'sOperation Highjump in December 1946. They were named by theAdvisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) forAlton A. Lindsey, a biologist with theByrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933–35.[1]
An 841 ha site, comprising the Lindsey Islands group and the intervening marine area, has been designated anImportant Bird Area (IBA) byBirdLife International because it supports about 53,000 breeding pairs ofAdélie penguins, as estimated by 2011 satellite imagery.South polar skuas are also said to breed on the islands.Southern elephant andleopard seals have been reported from the area.[1]
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