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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
[[File:Map_Peter_I_Island.jpg|thumb|350px|Chart of Peter I Island.]] | |||
Peter I Island is a volcanic island located 450 kilometers off the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]] of continental Antarctica. It has an area of 154km2. The island is almost entirely covered by glacier, with about 95% of the total surface covered by ice. | Peter I Island is a volcanic island located 450 kilometers off the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]] of continental Antarctica. It has an area of 154km2. The island is almost entirely covered by glacier, with about 95% of the total surface covered by ice. | ||
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== Environment == | == Environment == | ||
The island's vegetation consists exclusively of [[moss]]es and [[lichen]]s which have adapted to the extreme [[Climate of Antarctica|Antarctic climate]]. The island has a very harsh climate with strong winds and freezing temperatures. The steady snowfall keeps vegetation to a minimum. The island is a breeding ground for a few seabirds, particularly [[southern fulmar]]s, but also [[Wilson's storm petrel]]s and [[Antarctic tern]]s. Penguins, including [[Adélie penguin|Adélie]] and [[chinstrap penguin]]s, visit the island infrequently. There are numerous seals, particularly [[crabeater seal]]s, [[leopard seal]]s and smaller numbers of [[southern elephant seal]]s. | The island's vegetation consists exclusively of [[moss]]es and [[lichen]]s which have adapted to the extreme [[Climate of Antarctica|Antarctic climate]]. The island has a very harsh climate with strong winds and freezing temperatures. The steady snowfall keeps vegetation to a minimum. The island is a breeding ground for a few seabirds, particularly [[southern fulmar]]s, but also [[Wilson's storm petrel]]s and [[Antarctic tern]]s. Penguins, including [[Adélie penguin|Adélie]] and [[chinstrap penguin]]s, visit the island infrequently. There are numerous seals, particularly [[crabeater seal]]s, [[leopard seal]]s and smaller numbers of [[southern elephant seal]]s. | ||