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Macquarie Island is a remote Australian island located in the sub-Antarctic region, situated between mainland Australia and Antarctica. It is significant as a unique ecosystem and important site for scientific research, serving as a natural laboratory for understanding cold ocean and polar environments.
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Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand 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.
Macquarie Island is an exposed portion of the Macquarie Ridge and is located where the Australian plate meets the Pacific plate.
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Australian National Heritage ListFormer biosphere reservesIBRA subregionsImportant Bird Areas of subantarctic islandsImportant Bird Areas of TasmaniaIsland restorationIslands of TasmaniaIslands of the Pacific OceanMacquarie IslandProtected areas of TasmaniaSeal huntingWorld Heritage Sites in Australia