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Subantarctic islands

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Subantarctic islands

This map shows the position of New Zealand’s subantarctic islands, with the Snares and Auckland islands in the west and Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty islands further east. All sit on the Campbell Plateau. Australia’s Macquarie Island is also shown.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Base map courtesy of GNS Science

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Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Overview and climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/38493/subantarctic-islands (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 28 November 2012.