New Zealand Outlying Islands
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The New Zealand Outlying Islands comprise nine island groups from the subtropics to the sub-antarctic that are part of New Zealand but lie outside of the New Zealand continental shelf. Although immediate parts of New Zealand, seven of the nine island groups are not part of any region or district, but instead Area Outside Territorial Authority. The two exception are the Chatham Islands, which form a special territorial authority (island council) themselves, and the Solander Islands which are part of the Southland Region and Southland District.
The island groups from north to south:
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| Island Group (alternate name) | Area (km²) |
highest peak (m) | location of main island |
|---|---|---|---|
| north of North Island | |||
| Kermadec Islands | 33.08 | Moumoukai peak (516) | |
| Three Kings Islands (Ngamotukaraka, Manawa Tawhi) | 4.86 | (Great Island) (294) | |
| east/south of South Island | |||
| Chatham Islands (Wharekauri, Rekohu) | 966.00 | Maungatere Hill (294) | |
| Solander Islands (Hautere) | 0.70 | (Solander Island) (330) | |
| New Zealand sub-antarctic islands | |||
| Bounty Islands | 1.30 | (Funnel Island) (73) | |
| The Snares (Tini Heke) | 3.50 | (North East Island) (130) | |
| Antipodes Islands | 62.00 | Mount Galloway (402) | |
| Auckland Islands (Motu Maha) | 620.00 | Mount Dick (660) | |
| Campbell Islands (Motu Ihupuku) | 116.00 | Mount Honey (558) | |
| Outlying Islands | 1807.00 | Mount Dick (660) | |
[edit] Population
The islands are all uninhabited except Chatham Islands. The remaining outlying islands are called Minor Islands.
There is a manned meteorological station on Raoul Island of the Kermadec Islands. The meteorological station on Campbell Island has been unmanned and automated since 1995. There was a meteorological station on the Auckland Islands from 1942 to 1945. The Three Kings Islands and the Auckland Islands were formerly inhabited. There have been failed settlement attempts on Raoul Island of the Kermadec Islands, and on the Antipodes Islands. The Solander Islands have never been inhabited except by shipwrecked sailors or marooned stowaways (for the longest period, from 1808 to 1813 by five European stowaways).
