Bollons Island
Bollons Island | ||
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Bollons Island as seen from the south | ||
Waters | South pacific | |
Archipelago | Antipodal Islands | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 38 '42 " S , 178 ° 49' 9" O | |
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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 .