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Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of New Zealand" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A map of the ergs and mountain ranges of the Sahara. The Sahara, the world's largest non-icecap desert, is not uninhabited and even remote areas like In Guezzam Province, Algeria, have a population of tens of thousands. The only truly uninhabited places in the Sahara are the ergs: sand dune fields.
The New Zealand outlying islands are nine offshore island groups that are part of New Zealand, with all but Solander Islands lying beyond the 12nm limit of the mainland's territorial waters. Although considered integral parts of New Zealand, seven of the nine island groups are not part of any administrative region or district , but are instead ...
Detail from a 1657 map showing the western coastline of Nova Zeelandia (on this map, north is at the bottom). The first European visitor to New Zealand, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, named the islands Staten Land, believing they were part of the Staten Landt that Jacob Le Maire had sighted off the southern end of South America.
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...
Auckland Island (Māori: Mauka Huka) is the main island of the eponymous uninhabited archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.It is part of the New Zealand subantarctic area. It is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list together with the other New Zealand Subantarctic Islands in the region.
Snares Islands The Snares Islands seen from the northeast, with Broughton Island on the left and Daption Rocks on the right Map of the Snares Islands Snares Islands Location of the Snares Islands in the Pacific Ocean Geography Coordinates 48°01′S 166°32′E / 48.017°S 166.533°E / -48.017; 166.533 Area 3.4 km 2 (1.3 sq mi) Highest elevation 130 m (430 ft) Administration New ...
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand (9 C, 206 P) Uninhabited islands of Nicaragua (5 P) Uninhabited islands of Norway (1 C, 41 P) P. Uninhabited islands of Pakistan (5 P)