Bollons Island

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Bollons Island
Bollons Island as seen from the south
Bollons Island as seen from the south
Waters South pacific
Archipelago Antipodal Islands
Geographical location 49 ° 38 '42 "  S , 178 ° 49' 9"  O Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '42 "  S , 178 ° 49' 9"  O
Bollons Island (New Zealand Outlying Islands)
Bollons Island
surface 2 km²
Highest elevation 202  m
Residents uninhabited

Bollons Iceland is the second largest island of to New Zealand belonging Antipodes Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean .

The sickle-shaped island represents the partly sunken crater rim of a former volcano . It has an area of ​​2 km² and reaches a height of about 202 m above sea level.

The island is named after John Bollons (1862–1929), a captain of the New Zealand Marine Department .