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Auckland Islands
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group of subantarctic islands that are part of New Zealand
The Auckland Islands are a group of subantarctic islands located south of New Zealand that form part of the country. They are significant as a remote and ecologically important region in the Southern Ocean.
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In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 873 inbound references to Auckland Islands, and connects out to Enderby Island, Jules Dumont d'Urville and Auckland Island merganser.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle.
Vinony files it under Archipelagoes of New Zealand, Archipelagoes of the Southern Ocean and Auckland Islands.
Vinony links it to 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- South Pacific Ocean
- Archipelago
- Auckland Islands
- Total islands
- 31+
- Major islands
- Auckland Island , Adams Island , Enderby Island , Disappointment Island , Ewing Island , Dundas Island, Green Island
- Area
- 570 km (220 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 705 m (2313 ft)
- Highest point
- Mount Dick
- Area outside territorial authority
- New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
- Population
- 0 (2015)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand
- Area
- 62560
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Auckland Islands - STS089-743-5.jpg
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- Commons category
- Auckland Islands
- topic's main category
- Category:Auckland Islands
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Auckland Islands
- time of discovery or invention
- 1806-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Location map for Auckland Islands, showing position from New Zealand.
The Auckland Islands (Māori: Motu Maha "Many islands" or Maungahuka "Snowy mountains") is an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying 460 km (180 sq mi), is surrounded by smaller Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island, and Green Island, with a combined area of 570 km (220 sq mi). The islands have no permanent human inhabitants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Auckland Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.