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Archipelago

    New Zealand

    47°45′S 179°02′E

    Main Group

    Part of Bounty Islands

    Major islands

    1

    • Depot Island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      39 m

      Depot Island is the largest island in the Bounty Islands, a chain of uninhabited subantarctic islands 800 kilometres off the southeast coast of New Zealand's South Island. The island is an important bird nesting site, and is located within the Moutere Hauriri / Bounty Islands Marine Reserve.

    Islets

    10

    Rocks & skerries

    3

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m45 mRuatara39 mDepot37 mProclamation33 mSpider24 mLion18 mPenguin15 mTunnel15 mRanfurly8 mSeal Rock6 mSkua Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11Depot: 0.13 km²DepotRuatara: 0.06 km²RuataraPenguin: 0.05 km²PenguinLion: 0.05 km²LionSpider: 0.04 km²SpiderProclamation: 0.03 km²ProclamationTunnel: 0.02 km²TunnelRanfurly: 0.01 km²RanfurlySkua Rock: 0.7 haSkua RockSeal Rock: 0.5 haSeal RockUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandDog Rock: 0.2 haDog Rock
    km², log scale
    Depot Island0.13 km²
    Ruatara Island0.06 km²
    Penguin Island0.05 km²
    Lion Island0.05 km²
    Spider Island0.04 km²
    Proclamation Island0.03 km²
    Tunnel Island0.02 km²
    Ranfurly Island0.01 km²
    Skua Rock0.7 ha
    Seal Rock0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Dog Rock0.2 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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