Gough Island

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Gough Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, renowned for its rugged terrain and globally important seabird colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Important Bird Area
UNESCO World Heritage Site
subantarctic island
volcanic island
access only by ship
area approximately 65 square kilometres
breedingSiteFor Atlantic petrel
Gough bunting
Gough moorhen
Tristan albatross
great shearwater
northern rockhopper penguin
linked to: Eudyptes

sooty albatross
climate cool oceanic climate
wet and windy
conservationAction rodent eradication planning
country United Kingdom
discoveredBy Portuguese sailors
discoveryCentury 16th century
distanceTo about 350 km southeast of Tristan da Cunha
over 2,000 km from the nearest continent
elevationMax approximately 910 metres
endemicSpecies Gough bunting
Gough moorhen
hasFeature coastal cliffs
mountainous interior
peat bogs
steep cliffs
tussock grasslands
hasPermanentCivilianPopulation false
hasResearchStation true
hasStatus nature reserve
highestPoint Edinburgh Peak
importantFor albatross conservation
seabird breeding
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Temperate Zone
Southern Hemisphere
namedAfter Charles Gough
origin volcanic
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
permanentHarbour false
protectedAs Gough and Inaccessible Islands World Heritage Site
linked to: Gough Island
recognizedFor globally important seabird colonies
pristine subantarctic ecosystem
researchStationOperatedBy South African National Antarctic Programme
sovereignState United Kingdom
terrain rugged
threatenedBy invasive house mice
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1995
uninhabited true
usedFor conservation research
meteorological observations
seabird research

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Michael Gough familyName Gough
linked to: Gough Island
Gough Island protectedAs Gough and Inaccessible Islands World Heritage Site
linked to: Gough Island
Inaccessible Island UNESCOWorldHeritageListing Gough and Inaccessible Islands
linked to: Gough Island
World Heritage Sites in Africa hasComponentSite Gough and Inaccessible Islands
linked to: Gough Island
Goff hasVariant Gough
linked to: Gough Island
Rowettia goughensis endemicTo Gough Island
Rowettia goughensis nativeRange Gough Island
Rowettia goughensis breedingRange Gough Island
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom containsSite Gough and Inaccessible Islands
linked to: Gough Island
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom containsOverseasTerritorySite Gough and Inaccessible Islands
linked to: Gough Island