Table 1 Overview of islands and archipelagos included in the SIVFLORA database.
Island-Archipelago | Latitude | Longitude | Surface (km2) | Human settlement | Protected areas designations | Climate |
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Amsterdam | 37°49′S | 77°31′E | 58 | No (scientists and conservationists non-permanent personnel only) | Antarctic French National Park (1938); Terrestrial Nature Reserve; Marine Nature Reserve; French Southern Territories National Nature Reserve (RNN) 2006; UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019) entered as “French Austral Lands and Seas” | Sub-Antarctic |
Antipodas | 49°40′S | 178°45′58″E | 22 | No | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998) entered as “New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands”; Reserve for Protection of Flora & Fauna (1961); Antipodes Islands Nature Reserve (1977) | Sub-Antarctic |
Bollons | 49°38′S | 178°49′04″E | 2 | |||
Cabo Hornos (arch.) | 55°58′S | 67°17′21″W | 630.93 | Yes | Cape Horn National Park (1945); UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve (2005) | Magellanic Sub-Antarctic |
Bandurrias (BAN) | 55°37′S | 67°30′W | — | |||
Bayly (BAY) | 55°37′S | 67°37′W | — | |||
Grevy (GRE) | 55°33′S | 67°38′51,42″W | — | |||
Hermite (HER) | 55°50′S | 67°25′00″W | 143.6 | |||
Hornos (HOR) | 55°58′S | 67°14′W | 28.3 | |||
Hoste (HOS) | 55°15′S | 69°00′W | — | |||
Herschel (HSL) | 55°50′S | 67°12′W | 65.5 | |||
Ottaries (OTT) | 55°36′S | 67°32′25″W | — | |||
Wollaston (WOL) | 55°44′S | 67°19′W | — | |||
Diego Ramirez (arch.) | 56°29′S | 68°44′W | — | No (meteorological station and lighthouse) | Cape Horn National Park (1945); National Protected Property (Bien Nacional Protegido BNP year 2008); Diego Ramírez Islands-Paso Drake Marine Park (2019) | Magellanic Sub-Antarctic |
Bartolomé | 56°32′S | 68°43′W | 1.2 | |||
Gonzalo | 56°31′S | 68°41′00″W | 0.44 | |||
Auckland (arch.) | 50°42′S | 166°06′E | 570 | No | Auckland Islands Nature Reserve (1977); Auckland Islands-Motu Maha Marine Reserve; UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998) entered as “New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands” | Sub-Antarctic |
Adams | 50°53′S | 166°3′36″E | 96.95 | |||
Davis | — | — | 0.001 | |||
Enderby | 50°29′S | 166°17′44″E | 6.95 | |||
Ewing | 50°31′S | 166°18′E | 0.58 | |||
Rose | — | — | 0.8 | |||
Campbell | 52°32′S | 169°8′E | 115 | No (scientists and conservationist non-permanent personnel) | Moutere Ihupuku-Campbell Island Marine Reserve; Campbell Islands Nature Reserve (1977); UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998) entered as “New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands” | Sub-Antarctic |
Crozet (arch.) | 46°23′S | 51°40′E | 352 | No (scientists and conservationist non-permanent personnel) | Antarctic French National Park (1924, except Possesion and L’Est islands); L’Est, aux Cochons, des Pingouins and des Apotres islands are designated as Specially Protected Areas; National Nature Reserve (2006); UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019) entered as “French Austral Lands and Seas” | Sub-Antarctic |
Aux cochons | 46°06′S | 50°14′E | 67 | |||
des Apotres | 45°58′S | 50°27′E | 2 | |||
des Pingouins | 46°27′S | 50°23′E | 3 | |||
L’est | 46°26′S | 52°18′E | 130 | |||
Possesion | 46°24′S | 51°46′E | 150 | |||
De los Estados | 54°47′S | 64°15′W | 534 | No (military, scientific and specific tourism non-permanent personnel) | “Isla de Los Estados y Archipiélago Año Nuevo” Wild Natural Reserve (2016) | Magellanic Sub-Antarctic |
Observatory | 54°39′S | 64°08′W | 4 | |||
Falkland/Malvinas (arch.) | 51°48′S | 59°31′W | 12 | Yes | There are 19 National Nature Reserves in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands (eight owned by the government, two owned by environmental or conservation groups and nine owned privately); Sea Lion Island and Bertha’s Beach (East Falkland), are Ramsar Wetlands; There are Wildlife Sanctuaries (since 1964) | Magellanic Sub-Antarctic |
Carcass | 51°16′S | 60°33′W | 19 | |||
Gran Malvina (west Falkland) | 51°47′S | 60°07′W | 4,377.00 | |||
Sea lion | 52°26′S | 59°05′W | 9 | |||
Soledad (east Falkland) | 51°48′S | 58°47′W | 6,353.00 | |||
Trinidad (Saunders) | 51°20′S | 60°10′W | 132 | |||
Gough | 40°19′S | 9°32′W | 57 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1995) entered as “Gough and Inaccessible Islands”; Gough Island Wildlife Reserve (1976); Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) | Subtropical |
Heard | 53°05′S | 73°31′E | 368 | No | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1997) entered as “Heard and McDonald Islands”; The Heard and McDonald Islands are Ramsar Wetlands | Sub-Antarctic |
Kerguelen (arch.) | 49°15′S | 69°10′E | 7,215 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | Antarctic French National Park (1938); Terrestrial Nature Reserve; Marine Nature Reserve; French Southern Territories National Nature Reserve (RNN) 2006; most islands are designated as a Specially Protected Areas; UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019) entered as “French Austral Lands and Seas” | Sub-Antarctic |
Australia | 49°27′S | 69°50′E | 37 | |||
Aux moules | 49°24′S | 69°56′E | 4 | |||
Chateau | 49°29′S | 69°55′E | — | |||
Croy | 48°38′S | 68°37′E | 16 | |||
Grande Terre | 49°15′S | 69°10′E | 6,675 | |||
Haute | 49°22′S | 69°54′E | 12 | |||
Howe | 48°52′S | 69°27′E | 54 | |||
Longue | 49°32′S | 69°54′E | 35 | |||
Verte | 49°30′S | 70°02′E | 1.5 | |||
Macquarie | 54°37′S | 158°51′W | 128 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1997) entered as “Macquarie Island”; Nature Sanctuary (1933); Macquarie Island Nature Reserve (1970, 1978); Biosphere Reserve (1977) under “the Man and the Biosphere Program from 1977 until its withdrawal from the program in 2011” | Sub-Antarctic |
Marion | 46°54′S | 37°44′E | 290 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | Marion Island Nature Reserve (1995); Marine Protected Area (2013) | Sub-Antarctic |
McDonald | 53°03′S | 72°36′E | 2.6 | No | UNESCO World Heritage Site (1997) entered as “Heard and McDonald Islands”; The Heard and McDonald Islands are Ramsar Wetlands; Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources | Sub-Antarctic |
Prince Edward | 46°52′S | 37°45′E | 45 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | Prince Edward Island Nature Reserve (1995); Marine Protected Area (2013) | Sub-Antarctic |
Saint Paul | 38°43′S | 77°31′E | 8 | No | Antarctic French National Park (1938) and are designated as a Specially Protected Areas; Terrestrial Nature Reserve; Marine Nature Reserve; French Southern Territories National Nature Reserve (RNN) 2006; UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019) entered as “French Austral Lands and Seas” | Sub-Antarctic |
Snares | 48°01′S | 166°36′E | 3.4 | No (biological station with few scientific non-permanent personnel) | Nature Reserve (1977); National Reserve (1983); UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998) entered as “New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands” | Sub-Antarctic |
South Georgia | 54°26′S | 36°33′W | 3,756 | No (very small scientific non-permanent personnel) | Site of Special Scientific Interest - Bird and Annenkov islands (1975); Specially Protected Area-Cooper Island (1975); Special Tourist Interest Areas (Cape Buller and Cape Wilson); Marine Protected Area (2012-2013) | Sub-Antarctic |
South Orkney (arch.) | 60°40′S | 45°11′W | 620 | No (biological station with few scientific non-permanent personnel in Signy and Laurie Research Station) | Entire islands are protected without specific designation (1964); Specially Protected Areas - Moe, Lynch, Southern Powell, Grey, Michelsen islands among others (1966) | Maritime Antarctic |
Coronation | 60°37′S | 45°35′W | 457 | |||
Laurie | 60°40′S | 45°11′W | 86 | |||
Signy | 60°43′S | 45°36′W | 19 | |||
South Sandwich | 58°25′S | 26°23′W | 320 | No (scientific non-permanent personnel) | The island is protected without specific designation (1975) | Maritime Antarctic |
Tristan da Cunha | 37°07′S | 12°17′W | 98 | Yes | The islands are protected as Sanctuaries without specific designation (1976); UNESCO World Heritage Site (1995) entered as “Gough and Inaccessible Islands”; Marine Protection Zone; Whale Sanctuary (2001) by Tristan Island Council | Subtropical |