This island was surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and so named by the UK Antarctic Place - Names Committee .
A low rock and shingle isthmus at the southeast end of the island is the winter breeding site of emperor penguins .
This island was surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and so named by the UK Antarctic Place - Names Committee because a low rock and shingle isthmus at the southeast end of the island is the winter breeding site of emperor penguins .