Campbell Island, New Zealand: Difference between revisions
m →External links: cat |
GrahamBould (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
:''For Campbell Island (located at {{coor dm|52|07|N|128|12|W|}}) in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], see [[Campbell Island (British Columbia)]]'' |
:''For Campbell Island (located at {{coor dm|52|07|N|128|12|W|}}) in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], see [[Campbell Island (British Columbia)]]'' |
||
'''Campbell Island''' is a [[remote]], [[sub- |
'''Campbell Island''' is a [[remote]], [[sub-Antarctic]] [[island]] of [[New Zealand]] and the main island of the [[Campbell Island group]]. Campbell Island is located at {{coor dm|52|32.4|S|169|8.7|E|}}. Campbell Island covers 115 km<sup>2</sup> and is surrounded by numerous [[Stack (geology)|stacks]], [[Rock (geology)|rocks]] and [[islets]] like [[Dent Island, New Zealand|Dent Island]], [[Folly Island, New Zealand|Folly Island]] (or Folly Islands) and [[Jacquemart Island]], the latter being the southernmost extremity of New Zealand. Campbell Island is barren and rocky, rising to over 500 metres in the south. A long [[fiord]], [[Perseverance Harbour]], nearly bisects the island, exiting to the sea on the east coast. |
||
Campbell Island was discovered in [[1810]] by Captain [[Frederick Hasselburgh]] and his [[Seal hunting|sealing]] [[brig]] ''Perseverance'', which was owned by the Sydney-based company Campbell & Co. (therefore the island's name). It became a [[pinniped|seal]] hunting base, and the island's seal population was almost totally eradicated. |
Campbell Island was discovered in [[1810]] by Captain [[Frederick Hasselburgh]] and his [[Seal hunting|sealing]] [[brig]] ''Perseverance'', which was owned by the Sydney-based company Campbell & Co. (therefore the island's name). It became a [[pinniped|seal]] hunting base, and the island's seal population was almost totally eradicated. |
||
Revision as of 13:00, 26 April 2006
- For Campbell Island (located at 52°07′N 128°12′W / 52.117°N 128.200°W) in British Columbia, Canada, see Campbell Island (British Columbia)
Campbell Island is a remote, sub-Antarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. Campbell Island is located at 52°32.4′S 169°8.7′E / 52.5400°S 169.1450°E. Campbell Island covers 115 km2 and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island (or Folly Islands) and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the southernmost extremity of New Zealand. Campbell Island is barren and rocky, rising to over 500 metres in the south. A long fiord, Perseverance Harbour, nearly bisects the island, exiting to the sea on the east coast.
Campbell Island was discovered in 1810 by Captain Frederick Hasselburgh and his sealing brig Perseverance, which was owned by the Sydney-based company Campbell & Co. (therefore the island's name). It became a seal hunting base, and the island's seal population was almost totally eradicated.
Until 1995 a meteorological station near the north shore of Perseverance Harbour was manned permanently. Today, human presence is limited to periodical visits of research and conservation expeditions.
In 2003 the island was declared rat free. [1] This was carried out to allow the bird life to recover without predation by the rats.
See also
- Campbell Island Teal
- Campbell Island group
- New Zealand sub-antarctic islands
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
External links
- Map of Campbell Island with several surrounding islets, including Jacquemart Island lying south of the main island and Dent island lying northwest of the main island
- Long description of Campbell Island and especially its history
- Short description of Campbell Island with a picture
- Picture of a Southern royal albatross nesting with a chick on Campbell Island with Dent Island in the background
- Picture of Perseverance Harbor, Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of the vegetation on Campbell Island
- Picture of the vegetation on Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of signposts on Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- Picture of Campbell Island
- 2 Pictures of Campbell Island (very slow connection)
