Bioregions

List of Evolution of Biodiversity in Antarctica (EBA) Bioregion Sites

Use the link on Bioregion Name to see further details about a site, including links to:

See also list of EBA regions or AEG regions or common EBA and AEG regions or complete list.

Bioregion NameDescription Classification Approximate Location Overview Map
Alexander I Includes mainland west of George VI Sound Maritime Antarctic 68-68S, 69-77W; 69-73S, 66-77W Map
Balleny Islands Maritime Antarctic 66-68S, 162-165E Map
Bouvetoya Peri-Antarctic Island 54¿262S 3¿242E. Map
Central Dronning Maud Land Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Crozet Islands / Possession Island Possession, Est, Cochons, Pingouins, Apotres Subantarctic Island 45.95-46.5S, 50.33-52.58E Map
Dumont d'Urville / Commonwealth Bay Coastal Continental Antarctic 65-70S, 135-162E Map
East Dronning Maud Land Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Eastern Peninsula James Ross I southwards to 72 deg S Maritime Antarctic 64-65S, 59-61W; 65-66S, 59-63W; 66-67S, 60-65W; 67-72S, 60-66W Map
Eights Coast / Thurston Island Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Ellsworth Land Sky Hi Nunataks, Sweeney Mts, Behrendt Mts, Quilty Nunatak, Hauberg Mts, Ellsworth Mts Coastal Continental Antarctic 72-77S, 49-66W; 73-77S, 66-77W; 71-77S, 77-105W Map
Ellsworth Mountain Continental Antarctic 77-90S, 0-90W Map
Enderby Land / Syowa Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Gaussberg / Bunger Hills Coastal Continental Antarctic 65-70S, 75-90E Map
Heard Island includes McDonald Island Subantarctic Island 52.97-53.2S, 72.36-73.83E Map
Kerguelen Islands Subantarctic Island 48.58-49.73S, 68.72-70.58E Map
Mac Robertson Land Coast Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Macquarie Island Subantarctic Island 54-55S, 158.5-159E Map
Marie Byrd Land Coastal Continental Antarctic 70-80S, 105-165W Map
North East Peninsula Including James Ross, Cockburn, Seymour, Esperanza, Hope bay Maritime Antarctic 62-63S, 54-57W; 63-65S, 54-59W Map
Northern Peninsula Northern tip to Argentine Is, Anvers I, Palmer, Cierva Point, Brabant I, Maritime Antarctic 63-64S, 59-60W; 63.5-64S, 60-63W; 64-65S, 61-65W; 65-66S, 63-67W Map
Pensacola Mountains / Shackleton Range Including Thiel Mountains, Pensacola Mountains, Shackleton Range Continental Antarctic Map
Peter I Oya Peri-Antarctic Island 68-69S, 90-91W Map
Prince Charles Mountains Continental Antarctic Map
Prince Edward Islands includes Marion Island Subantarctic Island 46.6-46.97S, 37.58-38.02E Map
Prydz Bay Oases Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Scott Island (A) Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Scott Island (B) Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) Subantarctic Island 53.50-55S, 35.5-38.67W Map
South Orkney Islands Coronation, Signy, Laurie, Moe, Lynch, Powell Peri-Antarctic Island 60-61S, 44-47W Map
South Sandwich Islands (Islas Sandwich del Sur) Zavodovski, Visokoi, Candlemas, Vindication, Saunders, Leskov, Bristol, Bellingshausen, Montagu, Cook, Thule Subantarctic Island 56.18-59.28S, 26.14-28.11W Map
South Shetland Islands King George, Robertson, Livingston, Elephant, Deception, Clarence, Penguin Maritime Antarctic 61-62S, 53-63W; 62-63S, 57-63W; 63-63.5S, 60-63W Map
Southern Peninsula Adelaide I, Marguerite Bay, to Terra Firma Is, Charcot I, Horseshoe I, Blaiklock Fjord, Pourquoi-Pas, Ryder Bay, Lagotellerie I Maritime Antarctic 66-67S, 65-70W; 67-68S, 66-70W; 68-69S, 66-69W Map
Southern Transantarctic Mountains (A) Continental Antarctic 80-90S, 150E-105W Map
Southern Transantarctic Mountains (B) Continental Antarctic 80-90S, 150E-105W Map
Victoria Land North / Cape Hallet Transantarctic Mts, Victoria Land, Terra Nova Bay, Coastal Continental Antarctic 70-75S, 150-180E Map
Victoria Land South / Dry Valleys Granite Harbour, Ross Island, McMurdo coastline Continental Antarctic 75-80S, 150-180E Map
West Dronning Maud Land Coastal Continental Antarctic Map
Windmill Islands Casey, Wilkes Coastal Continental Antarctic 65-70S, 105-135E Map