Where are they?
The South Atlantic and Southern Ocean contain a number of small islands, almost all of which are volcanic in origin. These small dots of land in a vast windswept ocean are remote, and often inhospitable, but represent a valuable resource, as they are the only places where many rare plant, bird and mammal species can breed.
Like Iceland and The Azores, many project from oceanic ridges. These pages are a reference to these fascinating islands, and will grow as I research and condense the available information. To discover one of these islands, select from the map, menu or listing below.
Those of you who hav previously visited may notice a few changes to the site: in essence I have decided to update it significantly and make the following improvements:
- - Easier Navigation;
- - Minimise use of Java/Javascript;
- - Fixed page widths;
- - Fonts are resizeable;
- - Pages must validate (XHTML 1.0), as must the CSS (2.0);
- - Pages should be fast to load;
- - Common Look & Feel;
- - Supported by as many browsers as possible (I've tried Netscape 7, Firebird 6, IE 5.5/6.0, Mozilla);
- - Visible in browser windows from 800x600 upwards;
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