Ice alliances are strong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMnNoHshRA[

Penguins will rush to save Greenland.

#greenland #USanschluss #McDonaldIslands

Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)

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Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland

Ice alliances are strong youtube.com/watch?v=PWMnNoHshR… Penguins will rush to save Greenland. #greenland #USanschluss #McDonaldIslands https://www.you...

The #McDonaldIslands were found #ThisDayInHistory in 1854. (#HeardIsland was sighted the previous year.) Trump famously levied tariffs against the uninhabited islands. They were abandoned after 1877, by which time sealers had killed off the #ElephantSeal population for their oil.
Democratic Penguins Republic - Trade War (Official Music Video)

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“There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins.”
Terry Pratchett; Monstrous Regiment
#Discworld #HeardIsland #McDonaldIslands #PenguinsRiseUp #TrumpsTariffs #TradeWars 🐧

That's how the volcanic Australian territory of #HeardIsland & #McDonaldIslands in the #Antarctic ended up with a 10% tariff. The #penguins got off lightly, you might say.

But #Madagascar - one of the poorest nations in the world w/GDP per capita of just over $500 - meanwhile faces a 47% tariff on the modest $733M of exports of vanilla, metals & apparel that it did with the US last year.

#Trump #tariffs #economy #recession #Trumpcession #Aporophobia #idiocracy #geopolitics

Exports from North Folk island to the USA are tariffed at 29%. Total export to USA from there is $413,000 in 2023.

Exports from Heard Island and McDonald Islands to the USA are tariffed at 10%. Figures shown that the 2022 total export to USA from there is $2.23million in machinery and electrical equipment, despite that there are no human habitation and there are no buildings.

It's just a random number generator....

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands

#norfolkisland #mcdonaldislands #heardisland #theguardian #tariffs

‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president

The Guardian

🌊 🐧 Australia to protect 52% of its marine territory  🐧🌊

#Australia just declared that it will expand the #HeardIsland and #McDonaldIslands Marine Reserve by over 300,000 square kilometers in the sub-Antarctic. This move brings Australia’s protected ocean territory to an amazing 52%, far beyond the global 30% goal by 2030!⁠

While the move is a great step for #OceanConservation, it falls short in some ways.

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L’Australia amplia una zona marina protetta vicino all’Antartide

La superficie della zona marina protetta delle isole Heard e MacDonald, vicino all’Antartide, che ospita pinguini, foche e balene, sarà quadruplicata, ha annunciato l’8 ottobre il governo australiano. Leggi

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Australia expands a marine protected area near Antarctica.

The size of the marine protected area around the Heard and McDonald Islands, near Antarctica, which is home to penguins, seals, and whales, will be quadrupled, the Australian government announced on October 8th.

#FrenchPolynesia #Antarctica #Australia #marine #McDonaldIslands
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie/2024/10/08/australia-amplia-zona-marina-protetta

L’Australia amplia una zona marina protetta vicino all’Antartide

La superficie della zona marina protetta delle isole Heard e MacDonald, vicino all’Antartide, che ospita pinguini, foche e balene, sarà quadruplicata, ha annunciato l’8 ottobre il governo australiano. Leggi

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#Australia to protect 52% of its #oceans, more than any other country https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/huge-environmental-win-australia-to-protect-52-of-its-oceans-more-than-any-other-country-plibersek-says

"the #HeardIsland and #McDonaldIslands Marine Reserve about 4,000 km south-west of #Perth would quadruple in size... Located about 1,700 km from #Antarctica, Heard and McDonald Islands are home to #glaciers, #wetlands and Australia’s only active #volcanoes. Scientists say they are one of the places on the planet least disturbed by humans."

‘Huge environmental win’: Australia to protect 52% of its oceans, more than any other country, Plibersek says

Sub-Antarctic marine park expansion welcomed but scientists say some areas important to penguins and seals missed out on sanctuary-level protection

The Guardian