1991 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS A NEWLY DISCOVERED COLOI{Y OF SOT]TIIERN GIANT PETRELS MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS ON ISLA GRAN ROBR"EDO. CHI.]BUT PROVINCE. ARGENTINA

• Main Authors: G. Punta, J. Saravia
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Argentina; Giganteus; Rocky Island; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.669.1039; http://marineornithology.org/PDF/19/MO_1991_23.pdf

Argentina, is located north of the Golfo San Jorge, 12 km offshore (Fig. l). It is a rocky island of approximately 0. I km2 and with a maximum elevation of 40 m above sea level; there is no vegetation and deep crevices are present throughout the island. According to local information, a colony of So...