
%0 Journal Article
%A E. Davis. Jr., William 
%T Heard Island: Southern Ocean Sentinel
%J Pacific Conservation Biology
%D 2007/06/10
%V 13
%N 2
%P 145-145
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PC070145
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PC070145 
%X 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. 
