Macklin Island
Macklin Island is a small island in the eastern part of the Robinson Group, about 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Kirton Island, and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) northwest of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for E.L. Macklin, a radio officer at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1959.[1]
  Macklin Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°29′S 63°39′E |
| Archipelago | Robinson Islands |
| Length | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Important Bird Area
A 195 ha site, which comprises Macklin Island and neighbouring Kirton Island, along with associated smaller islands and the intervening marine area, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 13,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, based on 2006 satellite imagery.[2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Macklin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- "Kirton Island / Macklin Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Macklin Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)