New Zealand Offshore Islands
New Zealand Offshore Islands , sometimes also referred to as New Zealand Outlying Islands , is a collective name for seven archipelagos thatlieoutside the two main islands of New Zealand and Stewart Island , but not a dependent area like Tokelau and also no self-governing territory in "free association with New Zealand" like Niue or the Cook Islands represent.
The following archipelagos or islands, listed from north to south, are part of the New Zealand Offshore Islands :
| Archipelago ( in Maori language ) | Area (km²) |
Highest elevation | Geographical location of the main island |
|---|---|---|---|
| north of the North Island | |||
| Kermadec Islands | 34 | Moumoukai Peak (516) | 29 ° 16 ′ S , 177 ° 55 ′ W |
| Three Kings Islands | 4.86 | ( Great Island ) (295) | 34 ° 9 ′ S , 172 ° 8 ′ E |
| east / south of the South Island | |||
| Solander Islands ( Hautere ) | 1.08 | ( Solander Island ) (330) | 46 ° 34 ' S , 166 ° 53' E |
| " New Zealand sub-antarctic islands " | |||
| Bounty Islands ( Moutere Hauriri ) | 1.35 | ( Funnel Island ) (88) | 47 ° 46 ′ S , 179 ° 2 ′ E |
| Snare Islands ( Tini Heke ) | 3.28 | ( North East Island ) (152) | 48 ° 1 ′ S , 166 ° 32 ′ E |
| Antipode Islands ( Moutere Mahue ) | 22nd | Mount Galloway (366) | 49 ° 41 ' S , 178 ° 48' E |
| Auckland Islands ( Motu Maha ) | 568.16 | Mount Dick (705) | 50 ° 42 ' S , 166 ° 5' E |
| Campbell Islands ( Moutere Ihupuku ) | 113.3 | Mount Honey (558) | 52 ° 32 ' S , 169 ° 9' E |
| Offshore islands | circa 748 | Mount Dick (705) | |
Only the Chatham Islands are permanently inhabited, but they form a separate region and do not belong to the " Offshore Islands ". There is a manned meteorological station on Raoul Island, which belongs to the Kermadec Islands, and an unmanned meteorological station has existed on Campbell Island since 1995 . The five southernmost island groups were in December 1998 for UNESCO - World Heritage collectively, "New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands" and may not be entered or only under certain conditions.
See also
Web links
- New Zealand offshore islands maps . Land Information New Zealand,accessed June 10, 2018.
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands . UNESCO,accessed June 10, 2018.