Tag: Berkner Island
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Berkner Island: Emperor Penguins and Research
Is there any wildlife on Berkner Island? While virtually no flora or fauna can survive on Berkner’s barren ice surface, the surrounding sea ice supports notable wildlife. Gould Bay on the north-western coast of Berkner is home to one of the world’s southernmost emperor penguin colonies. The colony consists of about 8,000 emperor penguins, and…
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The start: Berkner Island
It’s history, geography and environment Our Polar Dogs coast-to-coast Antarctica crossing will start at Berkner Island, an incredibly remote ice island off Antarctica. So here’s some information about it – and about why we (mostly Ben!) chose to start here… Berkner Island is a remote ice-covered landmass in Antarctica that plays a quiet yet significant…