Dodman Island

Dodman Island is an island 6.5 km (4.0 mi) long, lying 7.4 km (4.6 mi) south-east of Rabot Island and 18.5 km (11.5 mi) west of Ferin Head, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. The island was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill.[1]

Not to be confused with Dodman Point.
For the snail, see Dodman.
Antarctic shags breed in the IBA

Important Bird Area

A small (12 ha) island lying about 2.5 km to the north of Dodman has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of Antarctic shags, with 163 pairs recorded there in 1984.[2]

See also
  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References
  1. "Dodman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  2. "Island north of Dodman Island". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

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