Snares Islands
E744427
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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western Chain (Snares Islands)