Grand Colombier is a small, uninhabited island in the French North American territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Only 50 ha in area, it lies 500 m off the north coast of Saint Pierre Island and rises to an elevation of 150 m. It is steep sided and treeless with rocky outcrops and a gently rolling top. The slopes are vegetated with grasses and ferns, while the top of the island is dominated by crowberry. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a globally significant population of Leach's storm petrels.[1] As of 2011, the island supports approximately 200,000 breeding pairs of Leach's storm petrels.[2]
 Grand Colombier Island viewed from Saint-Pierre Island | |
  Grand Colombier Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°49′13″N 56°10′10″W / 46.82028°N 56.16944°W |
| Archipelago | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Highest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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References edit
- ^ "Grand Colombier Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Duda, M.P.; Allen-Mahé, S.; Barbraud, C.; Blais, J.M.; Boudreau, A.; Bryant, R.; Delord, K.; Grooms, C.; Kimpe, L.E.; Letournel, B.; Lim, J.E.; Lormée, H.; Michelutti, N.; Robertson, G.J.; Urtizbéréa, F.; Wilhelm, S.I.; Smol, J.P. (2020). "Linking 19th century European settlement to the disruption of a seabird's natural population dynamics". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (51): 32484–32492. doi:10.1073/pnas.2016811117. PMC 7768677.
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