Back Macquarie-eiland AF جزيرة ماكواري Arabic جزيره ماكوارى ARZ Makkuori adası AZ Макуоры BE Маккўоры BE-X-OLD Макуори Bulgarian Enez Macquarie BR Illa Macquarie Catalan Macquarie Island CEB
Nickname: Macca | |
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 Satellite photo of Macquarie Island | |
  Macquarie Island Location in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southwestern Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°38′S 158°52′E / 54.63°S 158.86°E |
| Area | 128 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Length | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 410 m (1350 ft) |
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| Administration | |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | Huon Valley Council |
| Demographics | |
| Population | No permanent inhabitants |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Criteria | Natural: vii, viii |
| Reference | 629 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica.[1] 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.
The island is home to the entire royal penguin population during their annual nesting season. Ecologically, the island is part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion.
- ^ "Macquarie Island Station". Australian Antarctic Division. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2013.