Kazak Island

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Coordinates68°39′48″S 77°50′15″E / 68.66333°S 77.83750°E / -68.66333; 77.83750
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Kazak Island
Adélie penguins breed in the IBA
Kazak Island is located in Antarctica
Kazak Island
Kazak Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Coordinates68°39′48″S 77°50′15″E / 68.66333°S 77.83750°E / -68.66333; 77.83750
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kazak Island lies 1 km south of Hawker Island and 0.5 km west of the Mule Peninsula, in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. The nearest permanent research station is Australia's Davis, some 10 km to the north-east on Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills.[1]

Important Bird Area

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