Important Bird Area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a very large breeding colony of about 100,000 pairs of Adélie Penguins. Other birds known to nest on the island include Imperial Shags, Snow Petrels and Kelp Gulls.
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