The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited subantarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, Marion Island and Prince Edward Island, administered by South Africa. Both are volcanic in origin, with Marion Island forming one of the peaks of a large underwater shield volcano that remains active and last erupted between 1980 and 2004. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act; further protection as a marine protected area in 2013
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The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited subantarctic volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean that are administered by South Africa.
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The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited subantarctic volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean that are administered by South Africa
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