Sims Island
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| Waters | Carroll Inlet | |
| Geographical location | 73 ° 18 '12 " S , 78 ° 23' 30" W | |
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| length | 1.5 km | |
| width | 800 m | |
| surface | 70 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 380 m | |
Sims Island is a small and striking island off the English coast of West Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the southern part of Carroll Inlet , it lies between the Rydberg Peninsula and Case Island .
The island is of volcanic origin and not glaciated . While their south coast of steep, up to 380 m high cliff is marked, there is a small shallow beach in the northeast. With a length of 1.5 km and a maximum width of about 800 m, the island has an area of 70 ha.
Sims Island is home to a colony of Adelie penguins with nearly 15,000 breeding pairs. The Antarctic skua also breeds here. The island is therefore designated by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (AQ203).
The pilot Ashley Clinton Snow Jr. (1906-1975) discovered them during an overflight on December 22, 1940 as part of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). Namesake is Lieutenant Lewis Sterling Sims Jr. (1913–1987) of the United States Marine Corps , a doctor on this expedition.
Web links
- Sims Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sims Island on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sims Island (AQ203) , data sheet on the BirdLife International website, accessed on July 23, 2018 (English).