Dailey Islands

Dailey Islands
South polar skuas breed in the IBA
Dailey Islands is located in Antarctica
Dailey Islands
Dailey Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°53′S 165°8′E / 77.883°S 165.133°E / -77.883; 165.133
Total islands5
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Dailey Islands are a group of small volcanic islands lying off the coast of Victoria Land, 9 kilometres (5 nmi) northeast of Cape Chocolate, in the northern part of the ice shelf bordering McMurdo Sound. They were discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and named for Fred E. Dailey, the expedition carpenter.[1]

The Dailey Islands are:

Important Bird Area

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A 1,654 ha site comprising the island group and the intervening marine area has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 77 breeding pairs of south polar skuas, based on a 1981 estimate. The closest permanent stations are New Zealand’s Scott Base and the United States’ McMurdo Station, some 35 km to the east on Ross Island.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dailey Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  2. ^ "Juergens Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  3. ^ "Dailey Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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