Île Howe
48°51′32″S 69°26′31″E / 48.85889°S 69.44194°E / -48.85889; 69.44194Archipelago Îles Kerguelen Total islands 1 Major islands Île Howe Area 51.0 km2 (19.7 sq mi) Area rank 4th(In the Kerguelen Islands Length 8 km (5 mi) Width 7 km (4.3 mi) Coastline 28.5 km (17.71 mi) Highest elevation 245 m (804 ft) Highest point Mont des Moutons Administration 
FranceDistrict Îles Kerguelen Demographics Demonym Howe Population 0 Amsterdam and Saint Paul Islands Crozet Islands Kerguelen Islands Scattered Islands
FranceÎle Howe is one of the islands of the Kerguelen archipelago, situated to the north of Île Foch, just after Île MacMurdo. It is about 8 km in length. Apart from rabbits, it is free of introduced animals.
Important Bird Area
The island, along with the neighbouring, and relatively large, islands of Île Foch and Île Saint-Lanne Gramont, as well as the smaller Île MacMurdo, Île Briand, Îles Dayman and Îlots Hallet, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because of its value as a breeding site, especially for seabirds, with at least 29 species nesting in the IBA.[1]
References
Geography portal
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Île Foch, Île Sainte Lanne Gramont and Île Howe. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-01-21.
- Geoportail - Carte des îles Kerguelen
- Tableau général de la France outre-mer - Maison de la Géographie
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Important Bird Areas of the French Southern Territories
- Falaises d'Entrecasteaux
- Plateau des Tourbières
- Saint Paul Island
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