Île de la Possession
Île de la Possession
Île de la Possession
Île de la Possession or Possession Island is located in the Subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. The island is an important breeding ground for seabirds. Île de la Possession, about 20 km west of Île de l'Est, is located in the eastern group of the archipelago. It is the largest island of the group with an area of 150 km2. The landscape is rugged, with mountains cut by deep glacial valley, and herbaceous subantarctic vegetation covers the coastal areas and valleys. Except for the staff of a research station, it is uninhabited. The Alfred Faure Research Station is located at the eastern end of the Île de la Possession, at an altitude of 143 m above the Baie Marin. It accommodates up to 45 visiting personnel and consists of about 12 main buildings. The island is recognized by BirdLife International as a key breeding site of marine birds, with at least 26 species breeding on the island. Relatively large numbers of birds nest here, including King, Macaroni Penguins, Northern Rockhopper Penguins, Wandering Albatrosses, Sooty Albatrosses, Light-Mantled Albatrosses, Medium-Billed Prions, Northern Giant Petrels, Kerguelen Petrels, Soft-Plumaged Petrels and South Georgia Diving Petrels. Southern Giant Petrels, Gray-Headed Albatrosses and Kerguelen Terns also breed on the island in smaller numbers. Residents include Crozet's Blue-Eyed Shags, Black-Faced Sheathbills and Eaton's Pintails. Due to their vulnerability to rat predation at lower altitudes, the smaller birds nest only at higher altitudes. The island is also home to both Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Fur Seals, as well as Southern Elephant Seals.
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Views of Alfred Faure Base on Possession Island in the Crozet Islands in France (2012)
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King Penguins at American Bay and the adjacent bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago in France (2011)
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Landscape images of American Bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago in France (2011)
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Landscape images of the Bollard slope on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago in France (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor) at American Bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Black-faced Sheathbill (Chionis minuta) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Dimorphic Scarab (Amblystogenium pacificum) at Alfred Faure base on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Dimorphic Scarab (Amblystogenium pacificum) at Alfred Faure base on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Possession Broad-nosed Weevil (Ectemnorhinus possessionensis) at Alfred Faure base on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Possession Broad-nosed Weevil (Ectemnorhinus possessionensis) at Alfred Faure base on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Crozet Spider (Myro kerguelensis crozetensis) on the Bollard Slope on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Crozet Spider (Myro kerguelensis crozetensis) on the Bollard Slope on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Antarctic Buttercup (Ranunculus biternatus) with Blechnum pennamarina and Acaena magellanica on the Bollard slope on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Kerguelen Cabbage (Pringlea antiscorbutica) at American Bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)
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Blechnum pennamarina near Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Lycopodium magellanica near Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Lycopodium saururus near Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Azorella selago near Alfred Faure base on Possession Island in (2011)
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Acaena magellanica near Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Common Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) near Possession Island (2012)
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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) at the King Penguin colony of Alfred Faure base on Possession Island (2011)
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Landscape images of American Bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago in France (2011)
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Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta skua lonnbergi) at American Bay on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago (2011)