Snares Islands

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Snares Islands are a small, remote group of subantarctic islands south of New Zealand, renowned for their rich seabird colonies and strict environmental protection status.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Western Chain (Snares Islands) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
accessPolicy entry by permit only
no general public access
administeredBy New Zealand Department of Conservation NERFINISHED
biogeographicRealm Australasian
climate cool oceanic
country New Zealand
discoveredBy George Vancouver NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1791
endemicPlant Brachyglottis stewartiae NERFINISHED
Olearia lyallii NERFINISHED
endemicSpecies Snares crested penguin NERFINISHED
Snares fernbird NERFINISHED
Snares snipe NERFINISHED
Snares tomtit NERFINISHED
governedAs part of New Zealand's Southland Region
humanHabitationStatus uninhabited
importantBirdAreaStatus recognized as Important Bird Area by BirdLife International
includesIsland Alert Stack NERFINISHED
Broughton Island NERFINISHED
North East Island NERFINISHED
Rima Islets NERFINISHED
Western Chain NERFINISHED
introducedMammalsStatus free of introduced land mammals
IUCNCategory Ia
knownFor high level of endemism
large seabird colonies
largely pristine ecosystems
locatedIn Southern Ocean
locatedSouthOf South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED
mainIsland North East Island NERFINISHED
marineProtection surrounding waters protected as marine reserve
namedBy George Vancouver NERFINISHED
nameOrigin named for being a potential hazard or snare to shipping
partOf New Zealand Subantarctic Islands NERFINISHED
population no permanent residents
protectedStatus nature reserve
strict nature reserve
ratFreeStatus rat-free
researchUse site for ecological and ornithological research
seabirdBreedingSiteFor Buller's albatross NERFINISHED
Cape petrel NERFINISHED
Snares crested penguin NERFINISHED
Snares snipe NERFINISHED
mottled petrel
sooty shearwater NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage Site

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Snares crested penguin breedsOn Snares Islands
this entity surface form: Western Chain (Snares Islands)
Snares crested penguin endemicTo Snares Islands
New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Snares Islands