Lucas Island

Lucas Island
Lucas Island is located in Antarctica
Lucas Island
Lucas Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°E / -68.500; 77.950
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Highest elevation40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Lucas Island is a small island lying just west of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north-west of Plog Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called "Plogsteinen" (the plow stone). It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1958 and renamed for W.C. Lucas, a diesel mechanic at Davis Station, 1957.[1]

Important Bird Area

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A 9 ha site comprising the whole island has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 14,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lucas Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. ^ "Lucas Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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