Mucklescarf Island
| Mucklescarf Island | ||
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| Waters | Ryder Bay | |
| Archipelago | Léonie Islands | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 35 '38 " S , 68 ° 15' 41" W | |
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| length | 60 m | |
Mucklescarf Island is a 60 m long island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Léonie Islands group , it is located 200 m northeast of Kirsty Island . About 2% of the worldwide population of the blue-eyed shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps ) are native here.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it 2018. Muckle scarf is one of the Shetland Islands usual term for a dab .
Web links
- Mucklescarf Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)