This remote island is the only place on Earth where rocks from the mantle break through the surface (Antarctic wildlife paradise most travelers never see)
In a remote corner of the Southern Ocean, where fierce winds sculpt the landscape and subantarctic waters crash against rocky shores, lies one of Earth’s most extraordinary ecological treasures. Macquarie Island—situated 1,500 kilometers southeast of Tasmania—represents nature at its most wild and wonderful, forming a crucial halfway point between Australia and Antarctica. The only place … Lire plus