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 (named after Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, 1724–1772) and Prince Edward Island (named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1767–1820).
Geography | |
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Location | Indian Ocean |
Coordinates | 46°52′48″S 37°45′00″E |
Area | 335 km2 (129 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,230 m (4040 ft) |
Highest point | Mascarin Peak |
Administration | |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (Uninhabited – Permanent) 50 (Research Staff – Non-Permanent) |
Designations | |
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Designated | 24 January 1997 |
Reference no. | 1688[1] |
The islands in the group have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, No. 57 of 2003, and activities on the islands are therefore restricted to research and conservation management.[2][3] Further protection was granted when the area was declared a marine protected area in 2013.[4][5] The only human inhabitants of the islands are the staff of a meteorological and biological research station run by the South African National Antarctic Programme on Marion Island.