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	Island Life - Macquarie Island
		Macquarie Island is a tiny fragment of land between Tasmania and Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.
		Southern elephant seals are one of the longest monitored animals on the island.
		Elephant seals spend most of their lives at sea, but return to the same beaches each year to breed and moult.
	www.abc.net.au /nature/island/ep1/default.htm (438 words)

	Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The island is approximately 10 km by 2 km in an east to west orientation, with a maximum elevation of 2795 feet (852 m) above sea level at Pardo Ridge.
		Significant named features of the island are Cape Yelcho, Cape Valentine and Cape Lookout at its northeastern and southernmost extremes, and Point Wild, a spit of land on its northern coast.
		Because the island had no natural source of shelter, the stranded men constructed a shack from their remaining two lifeboats and scraps of canvas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elephant_Island (358 words)

	Encyclopedia: Elephant Island
		The island is approximately 10km by 2km in an east to west orientation, with a maximum elevation of 2795 feet (852 m) above sea level at Pardo Ridge.
		Significant named features of the island are Cape Yelcho, Cape Valentine and Cape Lookout at its north-eastern and southernmost extremes, and Point Wild, a spit of land on its northern coast.
		Cape Yelcho is the NW extremity of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Elephant-Island (688 words)

	Breeding
		Elephant seals and California Sea Lions are found in a cove surrounded by high unstable cliffs, on the western side of the island.
		Elephant seal pup mortality on this island is between 5 and 10%(Elephant Seals, 1999).
		During a census in 1961 12 births were recorded on the island, while in 1991 2248 total births were recorded for the island and the mainland, and there were approximately 2000 pups born on the mainland durning the 1994-1995 breeding season.
	essp.csumb.edu /eseal/kristi_west/breeding.html (1058 words)

	LuxuryRealEstate - Marinduque, Philippines - Elephant Fantasy Island - Residential
		As an island beach resort and marina situated in a beautiful mainland and an adjacent small island, Elephant Fantasy Island is a favorite retirement retreat due to its ambience, beautiful scenery, and clean, pure atmosphere.
		The ten-hectare island about a kilometer away is complete with amenities, including ten units of two-bedroom villas, a swimming pool, two tennis courts, a two-storey multi-purpose function area, employee’s quarters, two helipads, a genset and powerhouse, and three water cisterns supplied continuously with fresh water from the mainland by submarine pipeline.
		Elephant Fantasy Island is an ideal form of investment.
	www.luxuryrealestate.com /568373 (488 words)

	Elephant Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The island supports no significant flora or native fauna although migratory (Click link for more info and facts about Gentoo penguin) Gentoo penguins and seals may be found on its shores, and (Click link for more info and facts about Chinstrap penguin) Chinstrap penguins nest there in season.
		The island is most famous as the refuge of (Click link for more info and facts about Ernest Shackleton) Ernest Shackleton's crew in 1914 following the loss of their ship Endurance in Antarctic ice.
		Shackleton left his second in command, Frank Wild in charge of 21 men on Elephant Island for more than four months while he sailed across open ocean with five other men to (Click link for more info and facts about South Georgia) South Georgia and led attempts return with a rescue ship.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/elephant_island.htm (308 words)

	Endurance - Shackleton's Expedition - Elephant Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The island, which was almost continuously in a pall of bleak fog and snow, was a desolate place for those who remained behind.
		On the remote island, Shackleton knew that the chance of rescue was nonexistent.
		The crew, which remained on Elephant Island, was lead by Shackleton’s second-in-command, Frank Wild.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/shackleton/elephant.shtml (324 words)

	The care and management of domesticated elephants in Sumatra, Indonesia - Baringin Hutadjulu and Ramon Janis
		The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is a subspecies of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
		The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is a sub-species of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
		The population of Sumatran elephants will decrease considerably in the next few years because there are no protected areas on Sumatra large enough or suitable to accommodate the annual home range of the island's elephant herds and many farmers view the elephants as a serious pest.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/005/AD031E/ad031e0a.htm (2763 words)

	Antarctica Tours - South Shetland Islands
		Terns, Weddell and elephant seals, Adelie and chinstrap penguins, and giant petrels are just some of the wildlife that crowd along the coasts of King George Island.
		Elephant and fur seals can also be found basking on the beaches near the point.
		Sealers were the first to take advantage of the island, but by 1915 whalers had taken the area over, establishing thirteen whaling stations within the harbor.
	www.adventure-life.com /antarctica/south_shetland.php (715 words)

	Animals Elephant Island Find, Compare And Buy Elephant Islands And Other Home And Garden Products
		The island is approximately 10 kilometers by 2.
		Elephant Island is a forbidding cliffed fortress, enshrouded by mist and.
		Elephantine Island is the largest of the Aswan area islands, and is one of the is Greek for elephant.
	wild-animals.ciide.com /wild-animalsTO3973.html (907 words)

	Visit the elephants
		Elephants can live for 70 years so when Doug and Sandi Groves adopted Jabu, Thembi and later Morula, rescuing them from culling operations that had left them orphans, they knew they were making a life-long commitment to the trio.
		Morula was not implicated in the rhinocide, but she was an elephant alone who had not had the happiest of lives and did exhibit some anti-social behavior and so she was offered for adoption to Doug.
		Once in Africa his attachment to and passion for elephants only deepened and he decided to commit the rest of his life to studying them and their needs and to teaching others about them.
	www.livingwithelephants.org /visit.htm (1673 words)

	Channel Islands National Park Information Page
		Remoteness from the mainland has buffered the island from the rapid changes wrought by modern humans.While most mainland tidepools are practically devoid of life because of heavy human use, sea stars, sea urchins, sea anemones and limpets thrive in the islands intertidal areas.
		The island is a tableland of lush grasses and wildflowers, with 27 miles of jagged, rocky coastline dotted with sandy white beaches.
		Island foxes average in size from 12 to 13 inches in height, 590 to 700 mm in length, and three to four pounds in weight.
	www.channel.islands.national-park.com /info.htm (6398 words)

	The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald, Tennessee
		AZA elephant experts say elephant habitats in zoos and parks need to be a minimum of 10 acres.
		The AZA's goal with the elephant initiative is education and to ensure a stable captive population.
		While a few parks and zoos are participating in the AZA's elephant conservation program by donating their elephants, including the Dallas Zoo and the Albuquerque Zoo, some zoos are upgrading to meet AZA standards.
	www.elephants.com /media/SunSentinelCom_10_2_06.htm (934 words)

	Dr. Sue's Elephants Fun Page (Davis Virtual Market) 9/3/95
		Elephants are gregarious, and have been found in herds of several hundred, although around 20 individuals is more common.
		Asiatic elephants were probably domesticated more than 5000 years ago for use as beasts of burden, helpers in the lumber industry and for use in hunting and war.
		The present rate of elephants killed and death by natural causes exceeds the elephant's ability to reproduce and estimates suggest total extinction by 2010.
	www.dcn.davis.ca.us /vme/DrSue/elephant.html (701 words)

	South Shetland Islands (UK, Argentina & Chile) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This island might be one of the most important in Antarctic history: this is where 22 members of Shackleton's "Endurance" expedition were stranded in 1915 after their ship was crushed in Weddell Sea pack ice - they spent 135 days on the island.
		This island is the largest of the South Shetlands, and is often called Antarctica's unofficial capital, due to the eight national winter stations built on it.
		Deception Island is easily recognised on any map, because of its broken-ring shape, and its collapsed volcanic cone provides one of the safest natural harbours in the world.
	www.70south.com /resources/islands/shetland (1138 words)

	South Georgia
		On the northeastern flanks of the island, the harbours that once sheltered large fleets of whaling ships are now home to a staggering variety and profusion of wildlife.
		Officially a subantarctic island, but sharing many of the biological characteristics of Antarctica, South Georgia has no permanent inhabitants, can only be visited by ship, and is viewed by many who have been there as one of the most beautiful places on earth.
		At this time of the year the elephant seals could still be involved in breeding, and you may see the big males ferociously guarding their harems of females.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /south_america/antartica/southgeorgia.html (374 words)

	WWF - Sumatran elephant
		The Sumatran elephant, the smallest of the Asian elephants, is facing serious pressures arising from illegal logging and associated habitat loss and fragmentation in Indonesia.
		As forests shrink, elephants are increasingly closer to fields and cultivated land, generating conflict with humans that often result in the death of the elephants by poisoning or capture, as well as economic losses to humans.
		Sumatran elephants are the smallest of the Asian elephants.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/endangered_species/elephants/asian_elephants/sumatran_elephant/index.cfm (264 words)

	Antarctica: Elephant Island - where Shackleton's men were left for many bleak months to await rescue
		Elephant Island achieved fame in 1916 when it became the 'home' for Shackleton's men for 4 bitter months when Shackleton set sail for South Georgia to obtain a rescue boat.
		Elephant Island is rarely visited by cruise ships as strong currents and winds make landing on the few steep rocky shores a treacherous task, even in the zodiac rafts.
		Cape Lookout, on the southwestern part of the island, is one landing that is possible by zodiac.
	www.cybamuse.com /antarctica/shackleton.htm (386 words)

	Antarctica Cruise and Travel Guide, South Shetland Islands
		Elephant Island is 60km long and 40km wide, with penguin rookeries (chinstraps) and some very old moss banks (over 2000 years old).
		Landings on Elephant island are not common as it is often difficult to approach due to sea and weather conditions.
		Deception Island is the most comfortable place to swim in Antarctica - far more preferable than jumping into any other bit of the Antarctic Ocean that pretty much hovers around freezing point all year round (been there, done that, didn't enjoy it - something to tell people about though).
	www.coolantarctica.com /Travel/south_shetland_islands.htm (1336 words)

	Elephant Island, Antarctica - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The group then embarked for the South Shetland Islands in three small boats taken from the Endurance, sailing seven days from ice floe to ice floe before reaching uninhabited Elephant Island.
		Leaving all but five of his crew on Elephant Island, Shackleton set off to seek help in one of the boats, the 7-m (23-ft) James Caird.
		After three unsuccessful attempts over the next four months, Shackleton rescued his men stranded at Elephant Island on August 30, 1916, in a tugboat lent to him by the government of Chile.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /elephant_island_antarctica.htm (279 words)

	Killer Whale Predation on Sea Otters Linking Oceanic and Nearshore Ecosystems
		Elephant Island is part of the South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula and is the largest island near the Seal Islands Archipelego.
		Several lines of evidence are consistent with the hypothesis that leopard seal predators limit the growth of the fur seal population in the Elephant Island area and perhaps in the broader population in the South Shetland Islands (Boveng, et.
		In the South Shetland Islands they are recovering from exploitation more slowly than the main population at South Georgia which is located approximately 1300 km ENE of Elephant Island.
	kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/375/f2000hesg.htm (1692 words)

	Elephant Island, Philippines, Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Elephant Island has a fine white coral beachfront and is ideal for snorkelling and scuba diving.
		The island includes a 9 hole mainland golf course on the mainland; the 10 hectare island is about a kilometre away.
		Presently, the island has 10 units of 2 bedroom villas, a swimming pool, 2 tennis courts, one 2-storey multi-purpose function area, employee’s quarters, 2 helipads, genset & powerhouse, and a beach cabana.
	www.privateislandsonline.com /elephantisland.htm (258 words)

	NOVA Online \| Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance \| Elephant Island (November 11, 1999) \| PBS
		Elephant Island appeared off the ship's bow yesterday, a series of fl crags jutting into a lowering sky.
		The northernmost of the South Shetland Islands, it was Shackleton's last hope before being swept into the maelstrom of the Drake Passage.
		Unlike the king and gentoo penguins we encountered in South Georgia, which seemed to enjoy serene meditative companionship, Elephant's chinstraps were a raucous brawling bunch, slapping each other silly with flailing flippers and filching stones from one another's nests.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/shackleton/dispatches/19991111.html (1537 words)

	NOVA Online \| Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance \| Return to Elephant Island (November 20, 1999) \| PBS
		Elephant Island is a forbidding cliffed fortress, enshrouded by mist and rendered nearly impregnable by unpredictable currents.
		Darkness is coming on, the sea is heavy, it is decided to lie off the cliffs and glaciers of Elephant Island and try and find a landing with the light....
		You successfully land on Elephant Island, but your captain reminds you that it is not in shipping lanes and your party will likely never be found there.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/shackleton/dispatches/19991120.html (2060 words)

	CD Baby: ADAM SCHABTACH: Elephant Island
		Elephant Island was composed and recorded in one continuous improvisation on a Sunday afternoon in December 2001.
		Both pretty yet haunting, Elephant Island is as perfectly fitting for those who are looking skyward at night, pondering the mysteries of our Universe and reflecting on the lives we lead, as it is to delving into the bleak and solitary landscapes that hold their ancient secrets here on Earth.
		Adam Stabtach - Elephant Island (Atomic City CD 17; 2002) Elephant Island is an inviting ambientjourney in to fascinating glacial world of Antarctica.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/schabtach (681 words)

	Arctic: ELEPHANT ISLAND AND BEYOND: THE LIFE AND DIARIES OF THOMAS ORDE LEES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A theme common to most recent accounts of the expedition is that Thomas Orde Lees, a captain in the Royal Marines hired primarily to look after the expedition's motor transport (motor sledges and an aero-sledge), was the least popular member of the expedition.
		Having been put in charge of stores once the ship became beset and subsequently during the ice-drift, the boat journey, and the protracted sojourn on Elephant Island, Orde Lees kept the party on tight rations, and for this reason alone he was less than popular, especially atn'ong the crew.
		His description of the sunset as seen from Elephant Island on 6 june is particularly evocative.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3712/is_200403/ai_n9346080 (1101 words)

	Scotia Arc GPS Project - 2002 Field Work
		Elephant Island and cloud at twilight (10 PM), as viewed from the deck of the Gould.
		Elephant Island and the South Pole are probably the only two places in Antarctica that most of us have ever head of.
		They arrived at Elephant Island only after the Endurance was crushed by the ice and sank, and after they had hauled and sailed small boats several hundred km through the ice pack, almost missing Elephant Island entirely.
	www.ig.utexas.edu /research/projects/scarp/field2002/cliff_letter_021216.htm (849 words)

	White Elephant-Nantucket Island
		The White Elephant Chef and Shop Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia) who are at least 21 years of age at the time of entry.
		White Elephant, Nantucket Island Resorts, New England Development and ADB Marketing Communications, participating retailers, and their respective related companies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible.
		White Elephant is owned and operated by Nantucket Island Resorts, a collection of premier properties on Nantucket, including: The Wauwinet, Harbor House Village, The Cottages, Jared Coffin House and Nantucket Boat Basin.
	www.whiteelephanthotel.com /holiday/sweeps.php (791 words)

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