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It is incorrect to state that Marion Island is close to the continent of Antarctica. #5181

Open gbif-portal opened 7 months ago

gbif-portal commented 7 months ago

It is incorrect to state that Marion Island is close to the continent of Antarctica.

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MattBlissett commented 7 months ago

Prince Edward Island and Marion Island are on the Antarctic tectonic plate, which I think is why they've been grouped with Antarctica. User-generated Google map of the plates for quick reference.

They're also part of the Antactic biogeographic realm, though that's not a continental division and would deserve a separate term if we supported it.

The whole thing is not very well defined, as far as I can see.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subantarctic#Subantarctic_islands is one definition but without citations. The map of the Antarctic Convergence is useful, that influences some biogeographic definitions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Convergence

I haven't asked the user. Maybe he and people from SCAR can advise.

ManonGros commented 7 months ago

@MattBlissett note that the user who logged the issue is actually the publisher of the dataset.

Maybe @ymgan or @Antonarctica can advise?