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Macquarie Island: Quick Facts

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Expeditioners questioned decision to evacuate Macquarie Island over bird flu risk • Oct. 19, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia, designated a World Heritage site in 1997.
Royal penguin rookery on Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Macquarie Island
Two southern elephant seals rest on a rocky shore while groups of royal penguins and king penguins stand and walk behind them at Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island.
A royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) with distinctive yellow crests sits on a pebbled beach at Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Australia.
royal penguin
Three royal penguins, Eudyptes schlegeli, with yellow crests walk along the rocky shore at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island, with ocean waves in the background.
Royal penguins on Macquarie Island
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