Most of the islands lie near the southeast edge of the largely submerged continent centred on New Zealand called Zealandia, which was riven from Australia 60–85 million years ago, and from Antarctica 85–130 million years ago. They share some features with Australia's Macquarie Island to the west.
Until 1995, scientific research staff were stationed permanently at a meteorological station on Campbell Island. Since then, the islands have been uninhabited, though they are periodically visited by researchers and tourists. Protection of reserves was strengthened in 2014, becoming the largest natural sanctuary in the nation.[3]
New Zealand also has territorial claims, held in abeyance under the Antarctic Treaty System, over several islands close to the Antarctic mainland, including:
^"New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. World Heritage List. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^Fox, M. (2 March 2014). "Birds, seals, penguins protected". Stuff News. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
External links
Subantarctic islands, Department of Conservation
UNESCO classification for the sub-antarctic islands
Castaways: Wrecked on a subantarctic island – Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
January 07, 2023
zealand, subantarctic, islands, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources New Zealand Subantarctic Islands news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The New Zealand Subantarctic Islands comprise the five southernmost groups of the New Zealand outlying islands They are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site 2 New Zealand Subantarctic IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteLocationNew ZealandIncludesAntipodes IslandsAuckland IslandsBounty IslandsCampbell IslandsSnares Islands Tini HekeCriteriaNatural ix x Reference877Inscription1998 22nd Session Area764 8 km2 295 3 sq mi 1 Coordinates50 45 S 166 6 E 50 750 S 166 100 E 50 750 166 100Most of the islands lie near the southeast edge of the largely submerged continent centred on New Zealand called Zealandia which was riven from Australia 60 85 million years ago and from Antarctica 85 130 million years ago They share some features with Australia s Macquarie Island to the west Contents 1 History 2 Islands 2 1 Territorial claims 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditUntil 1995 scientific research staff were stationed permanently at a meteorological station on Campbell Island Since then the islands have been uninhabited though they are periodically visited by researchers and tourists Protection of reserves was strengthened in 2014 becoming the largest natural sanctuary in the nation 3 Islands EditAntipodes Islands Antipodes Island Bollons Island the Windward Islands Orde Lees Island Leeward Island South Islet Auckland Islands Auckland Island Adams Island Disappointment Island Enderby Island Ewing Island Rose Island Bounty Islands Main Group Centre Group and Eastern Group islets Campbell Islands Campbell Island Motu Ihupuku Dent Island Folly Island Jacquemart Island Snares Islands Tini Heke Alert Stack Broughton Island High Island North East Island Western Chain isletsTerritorial claims Edit New Zealand also has territorial claims held in abeyance under the Antarctic Treaty System over several islands close to the Antarctic mainland including Ross Island and the rest of the Ross Archipelago Balleny Islands Young Island Buckle Island Sturge Island plus several smaller islets Roosevelt Island Scott Island and Haggits PillarOf these Ross Island is inhabited by the scientific staff of several research stations notably at McMurdo Sound and Scott Base See also EditList of Antarctic and subantarctic islands List of islands of New ZealandReferences Edit Data Table Protected Areas LINZ Data Service Land Information New Zealand Retrieved 27 August 2019 New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands UNESCO World Heritage Centre World Heritage List Retrieved 8 September 2019 Fox M 2 March 2014 Birds seals penguins protected Stuff News Retrieved 9 August 2019 External links EditSubantarctic islands Department of Conservation UNESCO classification for the sub antarctic islands Castaways Wrecked on a subantarctic island Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Zealand Subantarctic Islands amp oldid 1036720719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
