MACQUARIE, ISLAND, Australia (KRON) — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken Macquarie Island in Australia on Friday (Australia Time), according to the USGS. The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. Pacific ...

The remote Macquarie Island Marine Park, located off Australia’s southeastern coast between Tasmania and Antarctica in the Southern Ocean, is set to expand to 475,465 square kilometers (about ...

The removal of the invasive species from Macquarie Island, situated halfway between Australia and Antarctica, also serves as a wider warning about human interference in ecosystems and how good ...

The quake was reportedly at a depth of 29.3km (18.21 miles) near Macquarie island. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre has now said that Australia is on tsunami alert. But the US Tsunami ...

Macquarie Island - located in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean at the midway point between Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica - was put at number three on Big 7 Travel's list.

In recent years, the native birds of Macquarie have been threatened by feral cats that have flourished on the island since arriving with 19th-century explorers. Australia kicked off an ambitious ...

With most of the rabbits gone, the estimated 500 feral cats on Macquarie Island knew what to do. They ate the native seabirds -up to 60,000 of them every year. The government of Australia decided ...

The Macquarie Island station, which sits on an isthmus ... In 2016, a decision was made to end Australia's year-round presence on the island, in part due to concerns about health and safety ...

Australia's Antarctic Division (AAD) has confirmed the permanent research station on Macquarie Island will close at the end of March 2017. The division has operated a year-round research station ...

The State Party provided the requested copy of the Plan for the Eradication of Rabbits and Rodents on Sub Antarctic Macquarie Island to the World Heritage ... and also commends WWF-Australia and ...