Time Zone |
Antarctica/Macquarie |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+10 |
Daylight Saving Time |
UTC+11 |
Time Zone |
Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Macquarie Island is a remote outer island under the jurisdiction of the Australian state of Tasmania, located in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,500 kilometers south-east of Tasmania, and is a unique presence on the World Natural Heritage List. The island is renowned for its extraordinary geology - it is the only island on Earth where mantle rock rises out of the sea, and has rare pillow basalt and basalt column formations, making it an 'open-air museum of geology'. Macquarie Island is also an important breeding ground for millions of seabirds (such as royal penguins and royal penguins) and sub-Antarctic fur seals, and its ecosystems are pristine and fragile, so it is strictly protected and off-limits to tourists, and only open to scientific researchers. As one of Australia's southernmost territories, Macquarie Island is not only a model for nature conservation, but also a key area for the study of Earth's evolution and ecosystems.
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.