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Where are Heard Island and McDonald Island? Trump imposes tariffs on penguin island
The Heard Island and McDonald Islands — which consist of McDonald Island, Flat Island and Meyer Rock — are located in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between Australia and South Africa, and about ...
Retracing the snowy footsteps of my ancestors, who traveled to Antarctica before it became commonplace
My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they ...
NorthJersey.com22d
Where are Heard Island and McDonald Island? Trump imposes tariffs on penguin island
Flat Island and Meyer Rock — are located in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between Australia and South Africa, and about 1,056 miles north of Antarctica. In total, the islands are 144 square ...
CNN22d
An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
That is the exact case of the Heard Island ... in elephant seal oil was ended and the human population of sealers left the remote islands, which are located en route from Madagascar to Antarctica.
London Evening Standard22d
Trump imposes tariffs on remote islands near Antarctica home only to penguins
Donald Trump has included a group of barren, uninhabited volcanic islands near Antarctica in his list of countries and territories to be hit by new tariffs. Heard Island and McDonald Islands ...
Earth.com2d
Massive hole the size of Switzerland appeared in the Antarctica sea ice, now we know why
When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...
The Island Packet18d
‘Call of the wildest?’ 911 call on ‘dead’ elephant led to odd scene, CA cops say
A wind-toppled elephant statue prompted a mistaken 911 call about a dead elephant, police say. Photo from Palm Springs Police Department via Facebook A 911 report of a dead elephant in a yard sent ...