Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra

Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra
Bluffs on Macquarie Island
The position of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands relative to New Zealand
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometundra
Geography
Area817 km2 (315 sq mi)
Countries
Coordinates50°43′S 166°07′E / 50.71°S 166.11°E / -50.71; 166.11
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected116 km² (14%)[1]

The Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion, within the tundra biome, includes five remote island groups in the Pacific Ocean south of New Zealand: the Bounty Islands, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Islands and Campbell Island groups of New Zealand, and Macquarie Island of Australia.[2] [3] [4]

  1. ^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
  2. ^ "Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  3. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.