Macquarie Station
Nationality: Australia
Location: Macquarie
Island is a sub-Antarctic island located in the Southern Ocean
at a latitude of 54° 30' south, 158° 57' east.
Part of the state of Tasmania, it is 1500 kilometers south
east of the island of Tasmania and 1300 kilometers north of
the Antarctic continent.. |
Macquarie Station
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History: Australian Antarctic explorer Douglas
Mawson, who first visited Macquarie Island in 1911, called it "one
of the wonder spots of the world." The first recorded sighting
of Macquariewas on July 11, 1810, when Captain Frederick Hasselborough
of Sydney on the sealing brig Perseverance raised it.
Science:
Biology, Geosciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Human Impacts, Mapping,
Human Biology, Medicine
Web Cam:
www.aad.gov.au/stations/macca/video.asp
Website:
www.aad.gov.au/stations/macca/default.asp
Wildlife:
Macquarie is home to a large variety of wildlife. Elephant and Fur
seals breed on the island as do Royal, King, Gentoo and Rockhopper
penguins. The Royal Penguin is endemic to Macquarie Island.
Other fauna of the island includes Skuas, Petrels and a number of
different types of Albatross. There are no trees on the island although
the island is covered by tussock grass and other plants.
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