Bollons Island
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 Bollons Island, as seen from near Antipodes Island |
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| Coordinates | 49°38′42″S 178°49′09″E / 49.645°S 178.8191667°E |
| Archipelago | Antipodes Islands |
| Major islands | Antipodes Island, Bollons Island |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
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New Zealand
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Bollons Island (49°38′42″S 178°49′09″E / 49.645°S 178.8191667°ECoordinates: 49°38′42″S 178°49′09″E / 49.645°S 178.8191667°E) is a small island of the Antipodes Islands Group with an area of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi). The island group is part of New Zealand.
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[edit] History
The island is named after John Bollons, Master of the New Zealand Marine Department vessels, NZGSS Hinemoa and SS Tutanekai.
[edit] Important Bird Area
The island is part of the Antipodes Islands 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.[1]
[edit] See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of sub-Antarctic islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- New Zealand sub-antarctic islands
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
[edit] Further reading
- Taylor, Rowley, (2006) Straight Through from London, the Antipodes and Bounty Islands, New Zealand.Christchurch: Heritage Expeditions New Zealand Ltd. ISBN 0-473-10650-7.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Antipodes Islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-01-27.
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