Prince Edward Islands
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The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean that are administered by South Africa. They are named Marion Island and Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward, after whom the islands are named
Satellite image of Prince Edward Island, 2009.
Satellite image of Marion Island, 2009
View from Marion island of the South African icebreaker SA Agulhas, with a penguin swimming in the water and kelp on the shore
Subantarctic
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The subantarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° and 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, especially those situated north of the Antarctic Convergence. Subantarctic glaciers are, by definition, located on islands within the subantarctic region. All glaciers located on the continent of Antarctica are by definition considered to be Antarctic glaciers.
Trees growing along the north shore of the Beagle Channel, 55°S.
Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. Cape Arkona is seen on the left side of the image, with Lied Glacier just above and Gotley Glacier just below. Big Ben Volcano and Mawson Peak are seen at the lower right side of the image.
Satellite image of central South Georgia: Harker Glacier, Cumberland Bay, Thatcher Peninsula, Allardyce Range, Mount Paget.
Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882–1883.