  Owen Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 61°56′S58°26′W / 61.933°S 58.433°W /-61.933; -58.433 |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Owen Island in the Antarctic is a small (19 ha), circular, ice-freeisland lying betweenRound Point andPottinger Point about 500 m off the north coast ofKing George Island, in theSouth Shetland Islands.[1] It was charted and named in 1935 byDI personnel on theDiscovery II.
The island has been identified as anImportant Bird Area (IBA) byBirdLife International because it supports a largebreeding colony of about 21,000 pairs ofchinstrap penguins[1] in 1980, falling to 12,000 in 1987.[2]
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