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    Kermadec Islands

    The Kermadec Islands ( KUR-mə-dek; Māori: Rangitāhua) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi; 430–540 nmi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand.

    Meyer Islands (Center Left), Dayrell Island (Center Right), Egeria Rock (foreground), Chanter Island (in the trees on the right) and Nugent Island in the trees on the very left. View from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
    Meyer Islands (Center Left), Dayrell Island (Center Right), Egeria Rock (foreground), Chanter Island (in the trees on the right) and Nugent Island in the trees on the very left. View from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    Lawrie Mead at en.wikipedia / Public domain

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    Overview

    The Kermadec Islands ( KUR-mə-dek; Māori: Rangitāhua) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi; 430–540 nmi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) in total area and uninhabited, except for the permanently staffed Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand. The islands are listed with the New Zealand outlying islands. The islands are an immediate part of New Zealand, but not part of any region or district, but instead an Area Outside Territorial Authority.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets24
    • Rocks & skerries61

    Major islands

    1
    • Raoul Island

      Raoul Island

      Area
      29.1 km²
      High point
      516 m

      Raoul Island (Sunday Island; Māori: Rangitāhua) is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) south south-west of 'Ata Island of Tonga and 1,100 km (680 mi; 590 nmi) north north-east of New Zealand's North Island.

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    24

    Rocks & skerries

    61
    • L'Esperance Rock5 m · 0.03 km²
    • Egeria Rock0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m516 mRaoul238 mMacauley92 mMeyer Islands92 mSouth Meyer85 mCurtis58 mCheeseman38 mHaszard12 mNorth Chanter12 mDayrell9 mCheeseman6 mNapier5 mSouth Chanter5 mL'Esperance Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Raoul: 29.1 km²RaoulMacauley: 2.4 km²MacauleyCurtis: 0.33 km²CurtisCheeseman: 0.11 km²CheesemanMeyer Islands: 0.1 km²Meyer IslandsSouth Meyer: 0.06 km²South MeyerHaszard: 0.05 km²HaszardNapier: 0.03 km²NapierNorth Chanter: 0.03 km²North ChanterDayrell: 0.03 km²DayrellL'Esperance Rock: 0.03 km²L'Esperance RockSouth Chanter: 0.02 km²South ChanterUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandNugent: 0.7 haNugentUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandWest Chanter: 0.5 haWest ChanterUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandEgeria Rock: 0.4 haEgeria RockUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandCheeseman: 0.2 haCheesemanUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandChanter Islands - West: 0.1 haChanter Islands -…Unnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Raoul Island29.1 km²
    Macauley Island2.4 km²
    Curtis Island0.33 km²
    Cheeseman Island0.11 km²
    Meyer Islands0.1 km²
    South Meyer Island0.06 km²
    Haszard Islet0.05 km²
    Napier Island0.03 km²
    North Chanter Island0.03 km²
    Dayrell Island0.03 km²
    L'Esperance Rock0.03 km²
    South Chanter Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Nugent Island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    West Chanter Island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Egeria Rock0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Cheeseman Island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Chanter Islands - West0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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