New Zealand

★New Zealand
　Sub-Antarctic IslandS★

Area: 764,58ｋ㎡
Registration Year: 1998 (Nature Heritage)
This island is at near the Antarctic.
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands consist of five islands.

✿Five Islands✿
●Snares Islands…
　　Area: 3.5k㎡
　　It is set at the Antarcit Ocean
　　At lat,48°01‘S: lon,166°36’E
●Bounty Islands…
　　desert island
　　At lat.47°40’S～47°45’S
　　At lon,179°02’E～179°07’E
　　There are many penguin and albatross.
●Antipodes Islands…
　　main island, desert island
　　At lat.49°41’S: lon,178°48’E
　　It is set 650km away from Stewart Island.
●Auckland Islands…
　　desert island
　　At lat,50°30’S～50°55‘S
　　At lon,165°50’～166°20’E
　　It is set 465km away from South Island in NZ
　　Area: 510k㎡, Length: 42km,
　　There are many mountains: Cavern Peak, Mount Raynal, Mount D’Urville, Mount Easton, and Tower of Babel.
●Campbell Island……
　　It is set the most south in NZ.
　　At lat,52°32’S: lon,169°9’E
　　It is one of the important natural habitats of albatross,sea lion and whale.

This World Heritage Site consists of islands of New Zealand’s territory near the Antarctic. It is said that there are many kind of creatures at this area and very thick. Especially, 126 wild birds including 40 sea birds are observed. And we are restricted from entering this area because of keeping the ecosystem.This area is set nearby at latitude 40 degrees south and called barking 40 degrees as another name. That is why the cold current from the Antarctic and warm current from the Pacific Ocean meet each other and it is the place where the weather can’t settle. It is often badly hit by a heavy storm.