Macquarie Island - Australian Antarctic Territory

Postcard

Macquarie Island is a sub-Antarctic island located in the Southern Ocean, half way between Australia and Antarctica. The island is an Unesco World Heritage site.

 

The big belly animals resting on the beach are Southern elephant seals, the largest of all seals. These animals live in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters that feature brutally cold conditions but are rich in the fish, squid, and other marine foods these seals enjoy. They take their name from their trunk like inflatable snouts.

Stamp

Part of a set of four stamps, issued 2010, showing the beauty of Macquarie Island.  

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