Sugarloaf Island (South Shetland Islands)

Sugarloaf Island is a conspicuous small island which lies close to the east side of Clarence Island, midway between Cape Lloyd and Cape Bowles, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It lies 3.2 km north of Lebed Point, on the northern side of the entrance to Istros Bay. The name was in use by American and British sealers as early as 1822 and is now well established.

Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
Clarence Island seen from north-north-east with (left to right) Lebed Point, Sugarloaf Island and Cape Lloyd

Important Bird Area

An 82 ha site, comprising all of Sugarloaf Island, the neighbouring ice-free coastal area of Clarence Island and the intervening marine area, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a total of about 70,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, as well as some 25,000 pairs of southern fulmars on the adjacent ice-free slopes of Clarence Island.[1]

Maps

References

  1. "Sugarloaf Island, Clarence Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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