| 词条 | Gourdin Island |
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| name = Gourdin Island | image_name = | image_caption = | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{coord|63|12|S|57|18|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }}Gourdin Island is the largest island (124 ha) in a group of islands and rocks {{convert|1|nmi|km|abbr=on|0|disp=flip}} north of Prime Head, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Ensign Jean Gourdin of the expedition ship Astrolabe. The island was reidentified and charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1945–47.[1][2] Important Bird AreaThe island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 14,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, as well as over 550 pairs of gentoo penguins.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5890| name = Gourdin Island | accessdate = 2012-05-02}} {{usgs-gazetteer|id=5890}}{{Important Bird Areas of Antarctica}}{{TrinityPeninsula-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite book |editor-first= Fred G. |editor-last= Alberts |title= Geographic Names of the Antarctic |url= https://archive.org/download/GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic2ndEdition/Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic2ndEdition1995.pdf |accessdate= 2012-04-05 |edition= second |date=June 1995 |publisher= United States Board on Geographic Names |page= 288}} 3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.birdlife.org |title= Gourdin Island|accessdate=2013-01-01 |work= BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas |first= |last= |publisher= BirdLife International |year= 2013}} 3 : Islands of Trinity Peninsula|Important Bird Areas of Antarctica|Seabird colonies |
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