Last view of the Lacepedes

I will probably not see these wonderful islands again. This month's spring tides meant they were more accessible than usual, but rising sea waters will mean they are less and less accessible.

Interestingly, in the 1880s the Lacepedes were at the centre of an international incident over guano. The US claimed the Lacepedes as US territory under a US Act of Congress, the Guano Islands Act 1856, which allowed citizens of the US to take possession of 'unclaimed' islands with guano deposits anywhere in the world ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act). Britain, on behalf of the fledgling Australian colonies disputed the claim and the matter was resolved leaving the islands an Australian possession.

The following link tells the somewhat troubled history of the Lacepedes, now a quiet conservation reserve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=punzRde05zk

[Annie D]

Thank you for the information :)

[Suzanne]

Hope you found it interesting.
@annied

[Diana]

A wonderful capture. Thanks for the info, will have to check later when we have power.

[Jacqueline]

Great capture and info!

[Yao RL]

I love this one a lot.

[bkb in the city]

Nice

[Susan Wakely]

Great shot with supporting narrative and links.

[haskar]

Lovely.

[Suzanne]

Thankyou all for visiting with me.
@ludwigsdiana @jacqbb @bkbinthecity @wakelys @haskar @yaorenliu

[Louise & Ken]

Wow...some VERY interesting commentary there! Seems fair that it belong to Australia!