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    Disappointment Island

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    50°36′S 165°58′E

    Disappointment Island is one of seven uninhabited islands in the Auckland Islands archipelago, in New Zealand. It is 475 kilometres (295 mi) south of the country's main South Island and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the northwest end of Auckland Island.

    Disappointment Island

    Charles Chilton / Public domain

    Terrain

    50°36′S 165°58′E

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    Overview

    Disappointment Island is one of seven uninhabited islands in the Auckland Islands archipelago, in New Zealand. It is 475 kilometres (295 mi) south of the country's main South Island and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the northwest end of Auckland Island. It is home to a large colony of white-capped albatrosses: about 65,000 pairs – nearly the entire world's population – nest there. Also on the island is the Auckland rail, endemic to the archipelago; once thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered in 1993. The island is known for being one of the least-modified subantarctic islands in New Zealand.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Auckland Islands

    Also in New Zealand Subantarctic Islands

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    Facts

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

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