Entrecasteaux
The place
Entrecasteaux cabin on Amsterdam Island (French Southern and Antarctic Lands, TAAF, France), at 25 m elevation, southern Indian Ocean. Continuous TAAF cluster (batches 242+247). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Kerguelen/TAAF missing from the database (already flagged in batch 242, possibly under FR). Wintering/observation cabin named after Rear Admiral Bruny d'Entrecasteaux (18th-century explorer). Volcanic tundra of Phylica arborea (an endemic tree), colony of Amsterdam albatross (150 individuals, the rarest albatross in the world).
The setting
Amsterdam Island TAAF France 37°S Indian Ocean 25 m, continuous cluster batches 242-247, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux 18th century, endemic Phylica arborea, Amsterdam albatross 150 individuals rarest in the world, ANOMALY TAAF missing.
