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Bird Island (Spanish: Isla Pájaro) is 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) long and 800 metres (875 yd) wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. It is part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, also claimed by Argentina as part of Tierra del Fuego province.
Conversely, the highest recorded temperature at Bird Island on the windward western side is a mere 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). As one might expect, the sheltered eastern side can also record lower winter temperatures—the absolute minimum temperature for King Edward Point is −19.4 °C (−2.9 °F), but Bird Island just −11.4 °C (11.5 °F).
The island of South Georgia was probably discovered in 1675 by Anthony de la Roché, [1] [2] a London merchant, and was named Roche Island on a number of early maps. It was sighted by a commercial Spanish ship named León operating out of Saint-Malo on 28 or 29 June 1756. [3]
Roché Peak) is a conspicuous peak rising to 365 metres (1,198 ft), the highest feature on Bird Island, South Georgia It stands 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) west of the east extremity of the island. The name La Roche Strait , for the nearby strait between Bird Island and South Georgia, was used for many years but has now been replaced in usage by ...
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
Map of Bird Island off South Georgia (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) Date: 9 October 2021: Source: Bird Island - west end of South Georgia.svg: Author: Hogweard: Permission (Reusing this file)
Bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak began in 2022, officials say. ... Will storming off 'Deal or No Deal Island' set.
For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state for chicken production. The state Department of Agriculture announced ...