Tuesday, 7 January 2025

877 NZ - New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (1998)

 New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands consist of five island groups (the Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island) in the Southern Ocean south-east of New Zealand. The islands, lying between the Antarctic and Subtropical Convergences and the seas, have a high level of productivity, biodiversity, wildlife population densities and endemism among birds, plants and invertebrates. They are particularly notable for the large number and diversity of pelagic seabirds and penguins that nest there. There are 126 bird species in total, including 40 seabirds of which eight breed nowhere else in the world.

新西兰次南极区群岛

新西兰次南极区群岛包括了新西兰南部和东南部海域的五个岛屿(斯内斯群岛、邦提群岛、安提波德斯群岛、奥克兰群岛和坎贝尔岛)。这些岛屿位于南极和亚热带之间的海域,具有富饶的资源和多种多样的生物,包括野生动植物、特殊的鸟类、植物以及无脊椎动物。这里最值得注意的是有大量的、种类繁多的远洋海鸟和在那里筑巢的企鹅。这里共有126种鸟类,包括40种海鸟,其中8种是世界上其他地方所没有的。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/877

  • 877-001 The Snares
  • 877-002 Bounty Islands
  • 877-003 Antipodes Islands
  • 877-004 Auckland Islands
  • 877-005 Campbell Island
877-001 The Snares
877-002 Bounty Islands
877-004 Auckland Islands

877-005 Campbell Island

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