Fun facts about Macquarie Island
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Macquarie Island was discovered by Frederick Hasselborough on 11 July 1810 while he was searching for sealing grounds.
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
From the “History” section
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Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · Public Domain
The island is largely composed of plateaus with an elevation of about 200 metres, surrounded by steep cliffs.
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · Public Domain
Macquarie Island is one of the few ophiolites on Earth, revealing exposed sections of oceanic crust.
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
From the “Geology” section
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Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · Public Domain
Macquarie Island is one of the cloudiest places on Earth, averaging only 862 hours of sunshine annually.
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
From the “Climate” section
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Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · Public Domain
The island was declared pest-free on 8 April 2014 after a seven-year conservation effort.
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
From the “Human interaction” section
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Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey · Public Domain