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Story: Subantarctic islands

The Snares

This topographical map shows how North East Island, the major land area of the Snares group, is separated from the Western Chain of islands by over 4 kilometres of sea. Compared with the larger subantarctic islands, the Snares are comparatively low-lying, with the highest point only 130 metres above sea level.

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Land Information New Zealand

Reference: Cropped from NZOITopo25-SI01

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Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Snares, Antipodes and Bounty islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/38572/the-snares (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 28 November 2012.