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Roaring Forties

Sudden storms from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean can be felt at any time of year in Southern Australia. The animals of Tasmania and the southern mainland all have strategies of dealing with these unpredictable events. It's the humans that have problems.

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Sea Ice

Global Pressure Systems

Global Pressure Patterns

 

Mammals

Platypus

Australian Sea Lion

Southern Right Whale

Mountain Pygmy-Possum

Red-Necked Wallaby

Common Wombat

Spotted-Tail Quoll

Tasmanian Devil

 

Birds

Adélie Penguins

Emperor Penguins

Shy or White-Capped Albatross

Cape Barren Goose

 

Fish

Giant Cuttlefish

Mountain Galaxia

Port Jackson Shark

 

Amphibians

Corroboree Frog

 
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