Category: Norfolk Island

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle Closes in on Norfolk Island

February 10, 2023
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Norfolk Island residents are readying themselves as Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the remote Australian outpost, bringing powerful waves and devastating winds. The centre of the category-three cyclone is predicted to pass over the island on Feb. 11 evening as wind gusts in excess of 200km/h batter the small community. The Bureau of Meteorology said…

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Australian Museum to Launch Scientific Expedition on Norfolk Island

October 25, 2022
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The Australian Museum will conduct a comprehensive environmental survey of Norfolk Island, 1700 km northeast of Sydney, over the next two years. Working with the local community, Parks Australia, the Australian Institute of Botanical Science and the Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Australian Museum (AM) aims to learn more about the flora and fauna on Norfolk Island and…

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