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Prion Island is an island 2.4 km (1.5 mi) 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.It has no permanent population due to lack of infrastructure.
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. Due to being rat-free, it is a breeding area for South Georgia pipits and burrowing petrels. Prion island has wildlife such as Giant Petrels, Gentoo penguins, and Southern elephant seals.
PrionIsland is an island 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north-northeast of Luck Point, lying in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. It was charted in 1912-13 by Robert...
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Daisy. The island was surveyed in 1929–30 by Discovery Investigations personnel and named in association with Albatross Island, PrionIsland and other...
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in RML prion-infected cells. The discovery of anti-prion activity in A. dichotoma could serve as a branching point for future research in prion treatment...
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