What animals live near Davis station?

Wildlife seen at Davis includes:

• Adélie penguins.
• Emperor penguins.
• Flying birds.
• Elephant seals.
• Leopard seals.
• Weddell seals.

1. How many people does the Davis station average for winter?
2. What flora and fauna exist on Macquarie Island?
3. Are there rabbits on Macquarie Island?
4. How did cats and rabbits get into Macquarie Island?
5. Where does everyone in Mawson live?
6. What is Davis station Antarctica?
7. Where is Mawson Base in Antarctica?
8. Can you go to Davis Station?
9. Is Antarctica an Australian territory?
10. Who owns Casey station?
11. Who owns Macquarie Island?
12. What is so special about Macquarie Island?
13. Do humans live on Macquarie Island?

How many people does the Davis station average for winter?

Davis is home for more than 100 expeditioners over summer and about 20 over winter. Expeditioners may expect to have their own room in winter but may be required to share over the busy summer months.

What flora and fauna exist on Macquarie Island?

All of the vegetation of Macquarie Island is herbaceous, with no woody species present. Megaherbs are a distinctive and unique feature of the sub-Antarctic, occurring nowhere else in Tasmania. There are two megaherbs on Macquarie Island – Stilbocarpa polaris (Macquarie Island cabbage) and Pleurophyllum hookeri.

Are there rabbits on Macquarie Island?

European rabbits were introduced to Macquarie Island in the 1870s, while ship rats and house mice were first recorded on the island in the 1890s. ... A dramatic increase in their populations caused devastating damage to the island's vulnerable vegetation, wildlife and geology.

How did cats and rabbits get into Macquarie Island?

These species become quite entwined in the hundreds of years they are together." Cats were introduced to the Macquarie Island in 1818; sealers introduced rabbits 60 years later. The rabbits tore through the island's vegetation. In 1968, the rabbit flea was introduced.

Where does everyone in Mawson live?

Everyone lives in the main accommodation building known as 'the Red Shed', in modern air-conditioned single-room dongas (Antarctic slang for bedrooms). The Red Shed also houses the surgery, lounge, kitchen and dining room.

What is Davis station Antarctica?

Davis Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). It is the busiest Australian scientific research station. Davis Station is located in Princess Elizabeth Land in a remarkable ice free area of Antarctica known as the Vestfold Hills.

Where is Mawson Base in Antarctica?

Established in 1954, Mawson is the longest continuously operating station south of the Antarctic Circle. It is the most westerly of Australia's 3 continental stations. It is situated about 5,200 km south-west of Perth.

Can you go to Davis Station?

You can take Amtrak to the Davis Station, which will drop you off in Downtown Davis. From there, it is a 0.5 mile walk to campus straight down 2nd Street, or may catch a Unitrans Bus (A or Z), which stops directly in front of the Amtrak Davis Station.

Is Antarctica an Australian territory?

The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) covers nearly 5.9 million square kilometres. That's about 42% of Antarctica. The area is nearly 80% of the size of Australia itself.

Who owns Casey station?

Casey Station, commonly called Casey, is one of three permanent stations and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).

Who owns Macquarie Island?

More information. Macquarie Island has a history of human presence since the early 19th century. It has been occupied by ANARE since 1948.

What is so special about Macquarie Island?

Macquarie Island is the only island in the world composed entirely of oceanic crust and rocks from the mantle, deep below the earth's surface. ... It is an island of unique natural diversity, a site of major geoconservation significance and one of the truly remarkable places on earth.

Do humans live on Macquarie Island?

Macquarie Island is an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. ... The population of the base, constituting the island's only human inhabitants, usually varies from 20 to 40 people over the year.