Adams Island, New Zealand
 Adams Island - to the right of Carnley Harbour |
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| Coordinates | 50°52′59.99″S 166°04′59.99″E / 50.8833306°S 166.0833306°E |
| Archipelago | Auckland Islands |
| Area | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Dick[1] |
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New Zealand
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| Population | 0 |
Adams Island is part of Auckland Islands archipelago. The southern end of Auckland Island broadens to a width of 26 km (16 mi) where a narrow channel, known as Carnley Harbour or the Adams Straits, separates it from the roughly triangular Adams Island (area approximately 100 km2/39 sq mi), which is even more mountainous, reaching a height of 705 m (2,313 ft) at Mount Dick[1]. The channel is the remnant of the crater of an extinct volcano, with Adams Island, and the southern part of Auckland Island forming the crater rim.
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[edit] Important Bird Area
The island is part of the Auckland Island group Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of the significance of the group as a breeding site for several species of seabirds as well as the endemic Auckland Shag, Auckland Teal, Auckland Rail and Auckland Snipe.[2]
[edit] See also
- Auckland Islands
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- New Zealand subantarctic islands
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
[edit] References
- ^ a b 70south site
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Auckland Islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-01-23.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 50°52′59.99″S 166°04′59.99″E / 50.8833306°S 166.0833306°E
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