Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra

Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra

The Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion that includes several subantarctic Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The ecoregion covers the Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Islands, Heard Island, Kerguelen Islands, and McDonald Islands.

Reference and external link

* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/an/an1104_full.html Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra (World Wildlife Fund)]


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