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Auckland Islands


Auckland Islands: 50° 48' to 50° 93'S, 165° 87' to 166° 33'E

  • One main island with several smaller ones and offliers of ancient volcanic origin in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Area: 626 kmē.
  • Highest elevation: 705m (Mount Dick, Adams Island).
  • No glaciers
  • Sighted 1806, first landing 1807 (by sealers).
  • Uninhabited (sealers, colonial settlers, pastoralists, and scientific personnel have wintered).
  • New Zealand territory, part of the Province of Southland.