Isla Bartolomé
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For the Galapagos island, see Bartolomé Island.
 Isla Bartolomé is the largest of the Diego Ramírez Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53750°S 68.71944°W |
| Archipelago | Diego Ramírez Islands |
| Area | 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Country | |
Isla Bartolomé is an uninhabited subantarctic island. With an area of 93 ha and a maximum height of 190 m it is the largest of the Chilean Diego Ramírez Archipelago, being more than twice the size of the second largest - Isla Gonzalo, lying in the Drake Passage between the continents of South America and Antarctica. It is an important breeding site for Black-browed (over 35,000 pairs) and Grey-headed (over 9000 pairs) Albatrosses, as well as for Southern Giant Petrels.[1][2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- ↑ "Island – Isla Bartolome". Island Group - Islas Diego Ramirez. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ Robertson, Graham; Moreno, Carlos A.; Lawton, Kieran; Arata, Javier; Valencia, Jose; & Kirkwood, Roger. (2007). "An estimate of the population sizes of Black-browed (Thalassarche melanophrys) and Grey-headed (T. chrysostoma) Albatrosses breeding in the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, Chile". Emu 107: 239–244.
The island is an important breeding site for Black-browed Albatrosses
Coordinates: 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53750°S 68.71944°W
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