Scotia Sea Islands tundra

Scotia Sea Islands tundra

The Scotia Sea Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion that includes several subantarctic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, which together bound the Scotia Sea. The ecoregion includes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Bouvet Island.

References

* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/an/an1103_full.html Scotia Sea Islands tundra (WWF scientific report)]


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