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__NOTOC__ Prion Island is an island north-northeast of Luck Point, lying in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. It was charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig ''Daisy'', and so named because he observed prions on the island. The island has been designated as a Specially Protected Area by the South Georgia Government, due to its rat-free status and breeding wandering albatrosses. Access is by permit, in that the island must be specifically named on the visit application and permit. A boardwalk with two viewing platforms was built in February/March 2008 to prevent erosion of the access gully and trampling of prion burrows. Wandering Albatross population counts are conducted annually. Because it is rat-free it is a breeding area for South Georgia pipits and burrowing petrels. ==Access== Visits are restricted as described in the GSGSSI ''Information For Visitors'' document as follows: * Closed between 20 November and 7 January (Inclusive), to prevent disturbance of breeding fur seals at the landing beach. * A maximum of two visits per day * Landing at the designated beach only and all visitors to stay on the boardwalk * Commercial visits to maintain a 1:10 staff to passenger ratio * Maximum 50 people ashore at any time * A visit is not to exceed 5 hours * Thorough biosecurity checks to be made before landing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prion Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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