history science

7 Jul 2020

Life on 'The Sponge', tales from Macquarie Island

From Nine To Noon, 10:07 am on 7 July 2020

Expeditioners heading off station. Credit: Billy Wallace

Billy Wallace

Giant Petrels enjoying the winds. Credit: Billy Wallace

King Penguins and Chicks Sandy Bay. Credit: Billy Wallace

Gentoo penguin and chicks. Credit: Billy Wallace

Macquarie Island Cabbage (Stilbocarpa polaris). Credit: Billy Wallace

Penguin digestors at Nuggets Pt. Credit: Billy Wallace

SAR training in the rain. Credit: Billy Wallace

Station buildings. Archives

The perils of going to work with a 3 tonne Elephant Seal. Credit: Billy Wallace

The Southern Lights shine bright above the mess and accommodation buildings. Credit: Billy Wallace

Penguin colonies, albatross, elephant seals, the Southern Lights and science! Billy Wallace shares her tales of overwintering on Australia's permanent sub-antarctic research base on Macquarie Island, lying midway between New Zealand and Antarctica.

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