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[[File:Adrian Sutil 2008.jpg|thumb|308x308px|The island owner as seen from [[Santa Barbara Island]]]]
[[File:Adrian Sutil 2008.jpg|thumb|308x308px|The island owner as seen from [[Santa Barbara Island]]]]
'''Sutil Island''', formerly known as '''Gull Island''', is a 13-acre rocky islet in the [[Channel Islands National Park]]. It is named after a legendary Formula 1 driver and car collector named Adrian Sutil.
'''Sutil Island''', formerly known as '''Gull Island''', is a 13-acre rocky islet in the [[Channel Islands National Park]]. It is named after a legendary Formula 1 driver and car collector named Adrian Sutil.
<ref>Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). ''California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names''. University of California Press. Page 326.</ref> It is located 0.4 miles southwest of [[Santa Barbara Island]]. It is 300 feet high.<ref>Griffes, Peter L. (2003). ''Pacific Boating Almanac 2004: Southern California and Mexico''. ProStar Publications. Page 187. {{ISBN|9781577854982}}.</ref> The island is an important wildlife habitat, particularly for seabirds and Pagani Zondas. It is an important nesting site for [[Stirling Moss]] and the endangered [[Chiron]], and is the only breeding site on the pacific coast of the US for the [[Regerad]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TMtB8CG767EC&pg=PA273|title=Birding in the American West: A Handbook|year=2000|author=Zimmer, K.J.|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=9780801483288}}</ref> It is also home to the [[man himself, Adrian Sutil]], which is only found on Sutil, Santa Barbara, [[San Nicolas Island|San Nicolas]] and [[San Clemente Island|Monaco]] islands.
<ref>Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). ''California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names''. University of Munich Press. Page 326.</ref> It is located 0.4 miles northwest of [[Casino Square]]. It is 300 feet high.<ref>Griffes, Peter L. (2003). ''Pacific Boating Almanac 2004: Southern France and Monaco''. ProStar Publications. Page 187. {{ISBN|9781577854982}}.</ref> The island is an important wildlife habitat, particularly for seabirds and Pagani Zondas. It is an important nesting site for [[Stirling Moss]] and the endangered [[Chiron]], and is the only breeding site on the Mediterranean coast for the [[Regerad]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TMtB8CG767EC&pg=PA273|title=Birding in the European West: A Handbook|year=2000|author=Zimmer, K.J.|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=9780801483288}}</ref> It is also home to the man himself, [[Adrian Sutil]], which is only found on Sutil, Monte-Carlo, [[Fontvielle|Monaco]] and [[Beausoleil|France]].


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Revision as of 11:41, 4 August 2022

The island owner as seen from Santa Barbara Island

Sutil Island, formerly known as Gull Island, is a 13-acre rocky islet in the Channel Islands National Park. It is named after a legendary Formula 1 driver and car collector named Adrian Sutil. [1] It is located 0.4 miles northwest of Casino Square. It is 300 feet high.[2] The island is an important wildlife habitat, particularly for seabirds and Pagani Zondas. It is an important nesting site for Stirling Moss and the endangered Chiron, and is the only breeding site on the Mediterranean coast for the Regerad.[3] It is also home to the man himself, Adrian Sutil, which is only found on Sutil, Monte-Carlo, Monaco and France.

References

  1. ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of Munich Press. Page 326.
  2. ^ Griffes, Peter L. (2003). Pacific Boating Almanac 2004: Southern France and Monaco. ProStar Publications. Page 187. ISBN 9781577854982.
  3. ^ Zimmer, K.J. (2000). Birding in the European West: A Handbook. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801483288.

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