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The Marion and Prince Edward islands are situated in an ideal position for geological and biological research. Lying halfway between the continents of Africa and Antarctica, their oceanographic and climatic settings have moulded these islands into typical examples of the sub-Antarctic region. The surrounding ocean with its abundance of life and the stormy, wet and cool climate have made of these two small islands, with their millions of birds and thousands of seals, a rare, untouched and extremely interesting paradise which should be preserved for posterity.