Goudier Island
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| Waters | Port Lockroy | |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 49 '32.2 " S , 63 ° 29' 35.9" W | |
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| length | 220 m | |
| width | 120 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
| main place | Port Lockroy | |
The Goudier Island is an island in the southeast of the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in front of Wiencke Island in the natural harbor of Port Lockroy . The rocky island is the location of a small Antarctic station. Goudier Island also serves as a nesting place for gentoo penguins .
The Port Lockroy research station was founded on Goudier Island in 1944 and closed again in 1962. The buildings were restored in 1996 and have served as a destination for cruise ship tourism ever since . A small museum is operated and at times the only post office in Antarctica (according to the company itself) .
Web links
Commons : Goudier Island - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ sarahvorwerk.net : Antarctica