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    Motuhara (Bertier or the Forty Fours)

    Motuhara / Motchu Hara / Forty-Fours, Forty-Fours, Motuhara

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    The Forty-Fours are a group of islands in the Chatham Archipelago, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the main Chatham Island. They are called Motchuhar in Moriori and Motuhara in Māori. The group includes the easternmost point of New Zealand, whose South Island is located about 800 kilometres (497 mi) to the west.

    Forty-Fours or Motuhara Islands, off the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Looking from the North so the most Easterly point in New Zealand is the rock on the left of the photo.
    Forty-Fours or Motuhara Islands, off the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Looking from the North so the most Easterly point in New Zealand is the rock on the left of the photo.

    Lawrie Mead & Tony Nicklin / Public domain

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    Overview

    The Forty-Fours are a group of islands in the Chatham Archipelago, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the main Chatham Island. They are called Motchuhar in Moriori and Motuhara in Māori. The group includes the easternmost point of New Zealand, whose South Island is located about 800 kilometres (497 mi) to the west. Scientists on the 1954 Chatham Islands expedition visited the islands recording prolific bird life including albatrosses and mollymawks. The region is one of only two breeding sites for the Chatham fulmar prion. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International due to it also supporting colonies of Buller's and northern royal albatrosses.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Chatham Islands

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

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