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Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island station from Wireless Hill

Station Time
5:39 AM

Location: 54°30' S 158°57' E

Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island located in the Southern Ocean, approximately half way between Australia and Antarctica.

Macquarie Island, or "Macca" as it is generally referred to, is a Tasmanian State Reserve managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. Australia operates a research station at the northern end of the island from which a wide range of research is carried out.

Macquarie Island live

Macquarie Island science

Macquarie Island: living there

Macquarie island: the past

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