Poncet Island
| Poncet Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Kupriyanov Islands ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 45 ′ S , 36 ° 18 ′ W | |
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Poncet Island is a roughly horseshoe-shaped island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is the easternmost of the Kuprijanow Islands and is located in front of the entrance to Diaz Cove . The island is a breeding ground for a variety of Antarctic sea birds .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2006. It is named after the couple Sally (* 1954) and Jérôme Poncet (* 1946), who had been researching the bird life of South Georgia for over 30 years.
Web links
- Poncet Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)