St Croix Island

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St Croix Island is a small island off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, best known as an important seabird and former African penguin breeding site within Algoa Bay.

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Saint Croix Island 1
St Croix Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former African penguin breeding site
island
seabird breeding site
access restricted
conservationIssue decline of African penguin population
threats from industrial activity in Algoa Bay
coordinates approximately -33.80 25.75
country South Africa
ecosystemType rocky offshore island
formerLargestColonyOf African penguin
governedBy South African National Parks NERFINISHED
hasNearbyIsland Brenton Island NERFINISHED
Jaheel Island NERFINISHED
hasWildlife African penguin
Cape gannet NERFINISHED
various seabirds
humanSettlement none permanent
knownFor African penguin colony
seabird colonies
seabird conservation
locatedIn Algoa Bay NERFINISHED
Eastern Cape NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf Port Elizabeth NERFINISHED
marineEcoregion Agulhas ecoregion NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Gqeberha NERFINISHED
Port Elizabeth NERFINISHED
notableSpeciesStatus Endangered African penguin colony
partOf Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area NERFINISHED
St Croix Island Marine Protected Area NERFINISHED
primaryUse wildlife conservation
protectedAreaStatus marine protected area
region Algoa Bay island group NERFINISHED
tourism viewed mainly from boats
uninhabited true

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Algoa Bay contains St Croix Island
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons areaOfActivity St Croix Island
this entity surface form: Saint Croix Island