
TY  - JOUR
A1  - E. Davis. Jr., William 
T1  - Heard Island: Southern Ocean Sentinel
JF  - Pacific Conservation Biology
JO  - Pac. Conserv. Biol.
Y1  - 2007
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 145
EP  - 145
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PC070145 
N2  - Heard Island is one of the most remote places on earth. It is of volcanic origin (and currently volcanically active) on the submarine Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Ocean, roughly 4 000 km south-west of Australia, 1 500 km from Antarctica, 3 750 km from Africa, and 7 500 km from India. The island is 367 km2 in area at latitude 53°S, south of the Antarctic Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence), is 70% covered with glaciers, and has a geologic, biologic and human history of substantial interest. Because of its remoteness, relative recent discovery (1853), and infrequent human visitation, it is pristine with no human-introduced plants or mammals. 
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