Southern Ocean Southern Hemisphere, with the greatest concentration located on and around Antarctica. Four of the 18 penguin species live and breed on the mainland and its close offshore islands. Another four species live on the subantarctic islands. Emperor penguins have four overlapping layers of feathers, keeping them warm. They are the only Antarctic animal to breed during the winter. There are relatively few fish species in few families in the Southern Ocean. The most species-rich family are the snailfish (Liparidae), followed by the cod icefish (Nototheniidae) and eelpout (Zoarcidae). Together the snailfish, eelpouts and notothenioids (which includes cod icefish and several
Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30, reaching their peaks mid-February to early March. For storms in the South-West Indian Ocean, see here. The Banda Islands were hit in March. The cyclone blew the roof off of almost every house and killed 85% of nutmeg trees. A tropical cyclone hit the Banda Islands. A cyclone hit the island of Roti in April, killing 75 and destroying many homes. Around this time, a tropical cyclone hit the Kei Islands, uprooting many trees. On 20 April 1872, a