New Zealand subantarctic islands

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The New Zealand subantarctic islands are a remote group of windswept, largely uninhabited islands renowned for their unique biodiversity and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archipelago
biodiversityStatus globally significant for seabirds
important breeding grounds for marine mammals
characteristic largely uninhabited
remote
windswept
climate cool oceanic climate
subantarctic climate
country New Zealand
distanceFromMainland hundreds of kilometres south and southeast of New Zealand South Island
fauna New Zealand sea lion
albatrosses
penguins
petrels
southern elephant seal
flora megaherbs
tussock grasslands
governingBody Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
hasPart Adams Island
Antipodes Islands
Auckland Islands
Bounty Islands
Campbell Island
Enderby Island
Snares Islands
humanPopulation no permanent civilian population
inscriptionYear 1998
knownFor high level of endemism
large populations of marine mammals
seabird breeding colonies
subantarctic megaherbs
legalProtection nature reserves
specially protected areas under New Zealand law
locatedIn Southern Ocean
subantarctic region
managementPlan New Zealand Subantarctic Islands Management Strategy
marineProtection surrounding marine reserves
partOf Realm of New Zealand
threat climate change
introduced species (historically)
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageID 877
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site
use scientific research
strict nature conservation

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southwest Pacific Ocean adjacentTo New Zealand subantarctic islands
Department of Conservation (New Zealand) operatesIn New Zealand subantarctic islands
yellow-eyed penguin nativeTo Auckland Islands
subject linked to: yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho
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New Zealand sea lion breedsOn Auckland Islands
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New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone includesWatersAround Auckland Islands
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New Zealand subantarctic islands hasPart Auckland Islands
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Campbell Plateau borderedBy Auckland Islands
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Campbell Plateau nearbyIslandGroup Auckland Islands
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New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Auckland Islands
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Lord Auckland namesake Auckland Islands
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Solander Islands partOf New Zealand Outlying Islands
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Raoul Island partOf New Zealand Outlying Islands
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