Silver-leaf Daisies on Macquarie Island | Australia

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 plants are built to survive the very strong winds typical of sub Antarctic islands like Macquarie Island. It is threatened by introduced Black Rats and European Rabbits.

Stamp

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