Directory of Marion Island Resources

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Location: 46°52'S : 36°52'E These islands are South African possessions some 1,200 miles south east of Cape Town. Situated in the path of the "Roaring Forties" and "Furious Fifties", they have some of the worst weather in the world: their chief value today is as a weather station

Resources in This Category

• Marion Island

  http://www.iomoon.com/marion.html
  A brief description of and phialtelic covers from Marion Island.

• Volcanic Activity Reports

  http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0304-07-
  Features reports on volcanic episodes on Marion Island from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program. Includes information about seismic events.

• Weather Underground: Marion Island, South Africa Forecast

  http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/68994.html
  Provides current, projected, and historical weather conditions on the island. Includes sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, and seasonal precipitation averages.

 

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