Ducie Island

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Ducie Island is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its rich seabird colonies and status as part of the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands.

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Ducie Island canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
seabird breeding site
uninhabited island
administrativeTerritory Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
archipelago Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Islands group
climate tropical oceanic climate
country Pitcairn Islands
discoveredBy Edward Edwards
discoveryDate 1791
distanceTo Henderson Island
Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Island
environmentalSignificance important nesting site for seabirds
governingBody Government of the Pitcairn Islands
hasFauna boobies
crabs
petrels
seabirds
terns
tropicbirds
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
motu
sand cay
hasFlora grasses
low shrubs
sparse vegetation
humanSettlement none
inhabited no
islandType atoll
knownFor important bird habitat
large seabird colonies
remote location
legalStatus British Overseas Territories
surface form: British Overseas Territory
locatedIn Oceania
Pacific Ocean
Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie
partOf British Overseas Territories
Pitcairn Islands
permanentFreshwater no
population 0
protectedStatus Important Bird Area
nature reserve
region southern Pacific
sovereignState United Kingdom
surroundedBy coral reef
timeZone UTC-8

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