Dream Island
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Dream Island is an island lying Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Cape Monaco, off the south-west coast of Anvers Island in Wylie Bay, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956-1957 and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for its natural features including a cave and, in summer, a small waterfall, with mossy patches and grass.[1] It lies about 10 km north-west of the United States' Palmer Station.[2]
Fauna
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 11,000 pairs of Adélie penguins, as well as smaller numbers of chinstrap penguins. The site is protected as a Restricted Area under ASMA 7 - Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin.[2][3] Other birds located on the island include the southern giant petrel, brown skua, kelp gull, and imperial shag.[4] The island also hosts a hangout spot for fur seals.[4][5]
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