Treasure Island. G | 1h 34min | Adventure, Family | October 1972 (USA) Young Jim Hawkins has an unforgettable encounter with pirate Captain Long John Silver and his murderous mates. Directors. Title: Treasure Island (1972) 6 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Login. Show HTML View more styles. User Polls. Colourful Characters; What's the Best. Macquarie Island cruises, voyages, expeditions, tours. Macquarie Island Shag. The highlight of a visit to Macquarie Island has to be the endemic Royal Penguin and the Macquarie Island Shag, but time spent with the King, Gentoo and Rockhopper Penguins is also time well spent. Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina. The second center of population is the unincorporated village of Two Harbors at the island's isthmus. the island from the Santa Catalina Island Company to the Catalina Island Conservancy that he had helped to establish in 1972. This gave the Conservancy control of nearly 90 percent of the island. [12]. Isthmus : Madison, Wisconsin alt weekly : Local news, politics, restaurants, beer, music, movies, arts and entertainment, calendar, the guide, eats restaurants, eats dining listings, event listings. Île Longue (French for 'Long Island') is a peninsula of the roadstead of Brest in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region. Originally the isthmus was a mere sand bank, and crossing was only possible at low tide. During the 19th century, it was improved with a stone pathway. During the construction of the strategic base. In 1972, the base was made. Part of the isthmus is occupied by the town of Two Harbors, named for two harbors on either side of the isthmus, Isthmus Cove and Catalina Harbor. Two Harbors lies on the leeward side facing Isthmus Cove. The northern part of Santa Catalina contains about one sixth (31.7 km²) of the entire island's land mass. External links. Panoramic photo (Isthmus Cove; View from a helicopter. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water. Society. Society. Education Home. permanent isthmus between a coastal island and the mainland. trade route: Noun: path followed by merchants or explorers to exchange goods and services. transportation: Noun: movement of people or goods from one place to another. volcanic island. The Isthmus Zen Community was established in Madison in 1996. which was brought to the United States in 1972 by Zen Master Seung Sahn, the 78th Patriarch of the Chogye Order of Buddhism in Korea. Training for the role of dharma teacher is regulated by the core group in Rhode Island, and is based upon Zen Maser Seung Sahn’s early attempts to empower his students to teach the Dharma. Macquarie Island is home to over 2. King Penguins and an estimated 3,0. Royal Penguins. In addition, there are Rockhopper and Gentoo Penguins and albatross including Wandering, Black- Browed, Grey- Headed and Light- mantled Sooty Albatross. The island is a breeding ground for elephant seals. In the past, the fur seals here were virtually eliminated through harvesting. Oil rendering of elephant seals and Royal Penguins reduced their numbers to the point where the venture was no longer profitable. The indigenous fur seal, species unknown, was virtually exterminated within 1. The remaining indigenous mammals are all marine, comprising whales and seals, and include Southern Right Whale, Balaena glacialis, rare sightings of Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Orca Orcinus orca, the most common whale observed at Macquarie Island, and the Long- finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melaena. Other positive whale records include the Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons and Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris. The Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina population at Macquarie Island numbered 1. Carrick and Ingham, 1. New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri, Subantarctic Fur Seal A. Antarctic fur seal A. New Zealand (Hooker’s) Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri and Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx visit each winter and spring. Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddelli and Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophagus are very rare visitors from the south. Southern Elephant Seal. Southern Elephant Seal. The Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina, is one of two species of elephant seal. It is not only the most massive pinniped, but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever have lived. The seal gets its name from its great size and the large proboscis of the adult males, which is used to make extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. There is a great sexual dimorphism in size, with the males being much larger than the females. While the females average about 6. The record bull, shot in Possession Bay, South Georgia in 1. Southern Elephant Seals are primarily found in Antarctica and other Subantarctic Islands near the Arctic Polar Front. South Georgia is home to the largest of these populations, this one being more than half the entire species’ population. Significant populations are found at Macquarie Island, Heard Island, and the Kerguelen Islands. Some births have been reported in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Wandering individuals have been seen as far north as the equator. These seals were heavily exploited during the 1. Their numbers have since recovered and now it is not uncommon for them to be seen in Southern Oceanic regions. The population size of Southern Elephant Seals is estimated to be roughly 6. Elephant seals feed in deep water and can dive to great depths – up to 1,7. Dives lasting up to two hours have been recorded. They feed on cephalopods such as squid and cuttlefish, and on large fish including small deep- water sharks. When at sea, they spend a high proportion of their time underwater, and they only need to spend a few minutes on the surface between dives. The elephant seal’s only significant predator is the Orca. After their near extinction due to hunting in the 1. The reasons for this are unclear, but it may simply be that once protection from hunting was established, the species recovered so fast that it overshot its equilibrium numbers. Most of the Southern Elephant Seal’s important breeding sites are now protected by international treaty, as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, or by national legislation. Southern Elephant Seals breed from August to November. The bulls arrive many weeks before the females do and claim territories through loud roars, body positions, and combat fighting. Like its cousin the Northern Elephant Seal, this species is highly polygynous, and the most successful (alpha) males can have harems of up to 6. Beta males are also present and have smaller harems. The least successful males have no harems, but will go so far as to try to seduce an alpha or beta male’s females when the male is not looking. An elephant seal must stay in his territory to defend it, which could mean months without eating and having to live on its accumulated blubber. Southern Elephant Seal pups are born up to 1. After that, the pups are left to fend for themselves while the females mate with the harem’s male to produce a new pup. The weaned pup may leave the beach and teach itself how to feed. Overcrowded beaches are dangerous for pups, as they are often crushed to death. Leopard Seal. The Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, is the second- largest species of seal in the Antarctic, after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is near the top of the Antarctic food chain. It is most common in the Southern Hemisphere along the coast of Antarctica and on most Subantarctic Islands. Along with all of the other earless seals, the Leopard Seal belongs to the family Phocidae, and is the only species in the genus Hydrurga. The Leopard Seal is large and muscular, with a dark grey back and light grey on its stomach. Its throat is whitish with the black spots that give the seal its common name. Females are generally larger than the males. The bulls are 2. 5m (8. It can live twenty- six years, possibly more. Orcas are the only natural predators. Compared to most phocids, the Leopard Seal is highly evolved for its role as keystone predator. Although it is a true seal and swims with its hind limbs, it has powerful and highly developed forelimbs similar to those of sea lions, giving it a similar manoeuvrability – a classic example of convergent evolution. Like these eared seals, the Leopard Seal is a shallow water hunter and does not dive deep like the other seals of the Antarctic (the Weddell Seal, the Ross Seal and the two species of elephant seal) which can all dive to several hundred metres in search of squid. The Leopard Seal has an unusually loose jaw that can open more than 1. The Leopard Seal lives in the cold waters surrounding Antarctica. During the summer months, it hunts among the pack ice surrounding the continent, spending almost all of its time in the water. In the winter, it ranges north to the Subantarctic Islands. Occasionally, individuals may be spotted on the southern coasts of South America, Australia, and New Zealand, and as far north as the Cook Islands. Juveniles are more often found in the north. The Leopard Seal is a solitary creature. They come together in small groups only when it is time to mate. The female digs a hole in the ice and, after a nine- month gestation period, gives birth to a single pup during the Antarctic summer. She protects the pup until it is able to fend for itself. The Leopard Seal is bold, powerful and curious. In the water, there is a fine line between curiosity and predatory behaviour, and it may ‘play’ with penguins that it does not intend to eat. It has canine teeth 2. Smaller seals probably eat krill for the most part, but also squid and fish. Larger Leopard Seals probably switch to feeding on King and Emperor Penguins, and, less frequently, other seals such as the Crabeater Seal. Its senses of eyesight and smell are highly developed. These senses, coupled with a streamlined body that enables the seal to move swiftly through the water, ensures that it is a formidable predator. When hunting penguins, the Leopard Seal patrols the waters near the edges of the ice, almost completely submerged, waiting for birds to enter the ocean. It kills the swimming bird by grabbing its feet, then shaking the penguin vigorously and beating its body against the surface of the water repeatedly until the penguin is dead. Previous reports stating that the leopard seal skins its prey prior to feeding have been found to be incorrect. Lacking the teeth necessary to slice its prey into manageable pieces, it shakes its prey from side to side in order to tear and rip it into smaller pieces. In 2. 00. 3, a Leopard Seal dragged a snorkelling biologist underwater to her death in what was identified as the first known human fatality from a Leopard Seal. However, numerous examples of aggressive behaviour, stalking, and attacks on humans had been previously documented. The Leopard Seal has previously shown a particular predilection for attacking the black, torpedo- shaped pontoons of rigid inflatable boats, necessitating the outfitting of research craft with special protective guards to prevent them from being punctured. King Penguin. The King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, is the second- largest species of penguin at about 9. Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies – A. A. p. halli. Patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic, and halli is found elsewhere. King Penguins eat small fish – mainly lanternfish – and squid, and rely less than most Southern Ocean predators on krill and other crustaceans. On foraging trips, they repeatedly dive to over 1. This is far deeper than penguins other than their closest relative, the larger Emperor Penguin. King Penguin with Seaweed 'Necklace'Like all penguin species, the King Penguin has a streamlined body which minimises drag while swimming, and wings that have become stiff, flat flippers. There is little difference in plumage between the male and female, although the latter are slightly smaller. The upper parts are steel blue- grey, darkening to black on the head, sharply delineated from the pale underparts; the belly has white to orange colouring on the upper breast with bright orange ear patches. The 1. 2 to 1. 3cm long (4¾ to 5in.) black bill is long and slender, and curved downwards. The lower mandible bears a striking pink or orange- coloured mandibular plate.
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