• Source: New Zealand Subantarctic Islands

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.
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.




History


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.




Islands


Antipodes 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 islets




= Territorial claims

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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 Pillar
Of these, Ross Island is inhabited by the scientific staff of several research stations, notably at McMurdo Sound and Scott Base.




Ecology


The Antipodes, Auckland, Bounty and Campbell Islands are collectively designated the Antipodean Islands in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. The Snares Islands / Tini Heke are included with the South Island in New Zealand South under the scheme.




See also


List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
List of islands of New Zealand




References






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

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• New Zealand outlying islands
• Campbell Island, New Zealand
• Bounty Islands
• Antipodes Islands
• Auckland Island
• Snares Islands
• Auckland Island merganser
• Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra