Tag: Zavodovski island

• Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 07:54 UTC

  What was the world's largest penguin colony has lost nearly two thirds of its nests

  

  The chinstrap penguin population on Zavodovski Island, in the South Sandwich Islands, has fallen by almost two thirds since 2011, according to a study by the British Antarctic Survey. The island, described that year as the world's largest penguin colony, has lost that title.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  BAS scientists carry out aerial survey of sub-Antarctic largest penguin colony

  

  Researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have carried out aerial surveys of the remote volcanic Zavodovski Island in the sub-Antarctic to count the largest penguin colony in the world.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  NASA catches images of volcanic activity in South Sandwich Islands

  

  The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to view the region from space. Sometimes, however, the use of false-color imagery can be used to reveal events that would otherwise be obscured under cloud cover.