Connections for Sub-Antarctic Islands
The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands comprise some of the world’s least-modified islands and the surrounding marine area.
As a group, they hold an outstanding diversity of endemic and threatened species among their marine fauna, land birds, and invertebrates. It’s an important area for research into island dynamics and ecology, such as the study of the loss of flight in birds. It also has the most diverse community of seabirds in the world, with eight species endemic to the region
Community Perspective: The included islands are: Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island group, and The Snares. They are only reachable on a multi-day expedition cruise. Els shared her trip notes to The Snares, Auckland Islands and Campbell.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (ID: 877)
- Country
- New Zealand
- Status
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Inscribed 1998
Site history
History of Sub-Antarctic Islands
- 1998: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- ix
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Official
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- doc.govt.nz — Department of Conservation
- Related
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- subantarcticislands.com — SubAntarctic - an educational resource
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Official Website
- doc.govt.nz — Department of Conservation
Related Resources
- subantarcticislands.com — SubAntarctic - an educational resource
News Article
- 22 Mar 2018 npr.org — New Zealand Eradicates Invasive Mice From Antipodes Islands
Community Information
- Community Category
- Natural landscape: Insular
Travel Information
High entrance fees
As of 2025, the New Zealand Department of Conservation’s visitor fee for Subantarctic Auckland …
Takes more than 5 days to visit
Guided Tour Only
"All commercial tourist visitors to the islands travel are part of permitted guided tours, …
One thousand visitors or fewer
Recent Connections
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Cousteau
L'Équipe Cousteau à la redécouverte du … -
William Bligh
The Bounty Islands - discovered by Blig…
Connections of Sub-Antarctic Islands
News
- npr.org 22/03/2018
- New Zealand Eradicates Invasive Mi…