Cabane Ribault
The place
Cabane Ribault on Amsterdam Island (French Southern and Antarctic Lands, TAAF), Martin-de-Viviès/Grand Boisement sector (southern Indian Ocean, 37°50'S, France), at 2 m altitude. **NEW TAAF Amsterdam cluster** batch 340 (2nd TAAF cluster after Kerguelen batch 330). Scientific cabin of IPEV (Institut polaire Paul-Émile-Victor) or weekly weather cabin; Amsterdam Island is among the most isolated inhabited places in the world (34 winter residents in 2020, 4,000 km from the nearest inhabited land, Australia, 3,000 km from Réunion), zone of the Grand Boisement (Phylica arborea, the only native endemic tree, a surviving 10-ha stand), colonies of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus, 20,000 breeding pairs found exclusively on Amsterdam's slopes, and the Amsterdam Island cattle Bos taurus (500 feral cattle descended from calves abandoned in 1871 by Norwegian whalers, now a unique feral cattle heritage in the world).
The setting
Amsterdam Island Martin-de-Viviès/Grand Boisement TAAF southern Indian Ocean 37°50'S France 2 m, new cluster batch 340 2nd TAAF after Kerguelen batch 330, IPEV Paul-Émile-Victor 34 winter residents 2020 4,000 km from Australia 3,000 km from Réunion, Phylica arborea 10 ha only endemic tree, Eudyptes chrysolophus 20,000 pairs exclusive, Bos taurus 500 feral cattle 1871 Norwegian whalers unique feral cattle heritage.
