[1] It was charted and named in 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 21,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins[1] in 1980, falling to 12,000 in 1987.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from "Owen Island".

Geographic Names Information System.

United States Geological Survey.