Resolution Island

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Resolution Island is a large, remote island in Fiordland, southwestern New Zealand, known for its rugged wilderness and role as an important conservation sanctuary for native wildlife.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Resolution Island canonical 9

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access by boat ⓘ
by helicopter ⓘ
administrativeRegion Southland Region ⓘ
linked to: Southland
area about 208 square kilometres ⓘ
about 80 square miles ⓘ
category Islands of Fiordland ⓘ
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand ⓘ
coastlineCharacteristic rugged ⓘ
conservationPurpose eradication of introduced predators ⓘ
protection of native wildlife ⓘ
conservationStatus island sanctuary ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans James Cook ⓘ
discoveryDate 1773 ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal temperate rainforest ⓘ
fauna kākāpō (historically translocated) ⓘ
other native bird species ⓘ
takahē (translocated) ⓘ
flora temperate rainforest vegetation ⓘ
governedBy New Zealand law ⓘ
hasStatus pest control project site ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Clerke ⓘ
humanPopulation uninhabited ⓘ
locatedIn Fiordland ⓘ
Southland Region ⓘ
linked to: Southland

Southwestern New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Westland region
locatedInBodyOfWater Dusky Sound ⓘ
Tamatea / Dusky Sound ⓘ
linked to: Dusky Sound
managedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
namedAfter HMS Resolution ⓘ
namedBy James Cook ⓘ
nearbyIsland Anchor Island ⓘ
Long Island (Fiordland) ⓘ
nearbyLocality Dusky Sound ⓘ
notableFeature important conservation sanctuary ⓘ
remote wilderness character ⓘ
partOf Fiordland National Park ⓘ
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ
protectedUnder National Parks Act 1980 (New Zealand) ⓘ
rank seventh-largest island of New Zealand ⓘ
region Fiordland ⓘ
surroundedBy fiords and inlets ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
wildlifeManagement translocation site for threatened species ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dusky Sound → hasIsland → Resolution Island ⓘ
New Zealand offshore islands → hasPart → Resolution Island ⓘ
Long Island (Dusky Sound) → nearbyFeature → Resolution Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Long Island
Anchor Island → nearbyIsland → Resolution Island ⓘ
Indian Island → hasNearbyFeature → Resolution Island ⓘ
Mount Clerke → locatedIn → Resolution Island ⓘ
Mount Clerke → locatedOn → Resolution Island ⓘ
Mount Clerke → isHighestPointOf → Resolution Island ⓘ
Mount Clerke → islandHighestPoint → Resolution Island ⓘ