The indigenous flora on Marion Island.

The Roaring Forties is a name given, especially by sailors, to the latitudes between 40°S and 50°S, so called because of the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds. Since the Prince Edward Islands lie beyond these ...

The Skua birds on Marion are quite aggresive, ground-nesting scavengers, who will freely forage the carcasses at breeding colonies of penguins or seals.