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Owen Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Population
  
Uninhabited

Owen Island

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Owen Island in the Antarctic is a small (19 ha), circular, ice-free island lying between Round Point and Pottinger Point about 500 m off the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.

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Important Bird Area

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 21,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.

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Owen Island Wikipedia