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The islands of Maria and Marotiri are not suitable for sustained habitation. Several of the islands have uninhabited islets or rocks off their coastlines. Austral Islands' population is 6,965 on almost 150 km 2 (58 sq mi). The capital of the Austral Islands administrative subdivision is Tupua'i.
The island is at the centre of the Austral Islands, located 195 km from Ra'ivÄvae, 210 km from Rurutu, 700 km from Rapa Iti and 640 km south of Tahiti. It consists of two former sets of volcanic peaks on Mount Taita'a (422 m (1,385 ft)) which are separated by the collar of Huahine (35 m (115 ft)).
The Bass Islands (27º 35' S, 144º W) include inhabited Rapa island (or Rapa Iti) and the uninhabited Marotiri or Bass Rocks to the southeast. Tubuai is the largest of the Austral islands at 44 km 2. The total land area of the ecoregion is 142 km 2. [1] [3]
Macdonald seamount is located off the southeastern end of the Austral Islands. [8] The Austral Islands extend away from the southern Cook Islands to Îles Maria and eventually Marotiri southeastward, [5] including the islands Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai, Raivavae and Rapa. [9] A relatively large gap separates Marotiri from the Macdonald volcano. [10]
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically , physiogeographically , philologically , and ecologically , where the term ...
Israel on the world map. Israel lies to the north of the equator around 31°30' north latitude and 34°45' east longitude. [1] It measures 424 km (263 mi) from north to south [dubious – discuss] and, at its widest point 114 km (71 mi), from east to west. [1] At its narrowest point, however, this is reduced to just 15 km (9 mi).
Landforms of the Austral Islands (1 C) Pages in category "Geography of the Austral Islands" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Islands of the Austral Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.