Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between Australia and Antarctica. Politically, it forms part of the Australian state of Tasmania. It has been made a WHS because of its geological significance: it is the only place on earth where rocks from the earth's mantle (6 km below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea-level.

Named after individual people . Endemic Bird Species .

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• Macquarie Island
• Year: 1997
• Country: Australia
• Category: Geological formation, Volcanic / thermal
• Reasons for inscription
  
  
  News and links:
  » Help is finally on the way for this unique southern outpost. But will it be too late? (02-12-2007).
  » Macquarie's feral cats: a delicate ecological balance (24-02-2007).
  » World Heritage island in Australia threatened by rabbits and rats (22-10-2006).
  
  
  
  

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