Macquarie Island, Australia cruise port guide
Macquarie Island is an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Regionally part of Oceania and politically a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1900, it became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
About Macquarie Island, Australia
Macquarie Island is a remote Australian territory in the sub-Antarctic, roughly halfway between Antarctica and New Zealand. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and Australian Nature Reserve, it is uninhabited except for a small Australian Antarctic Division research station. The island hosts extraordinary wildlife including vast colonies of royal penguins (the world's only breeding site), king penguins, elephant seals, and fur seals. It is an exclusive destination on sub-Antarctic expedition cruises.
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