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Adams Island (New Zealand)

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have ever established on Adams Island. Thus, its fauna, which may be representative of pre-human times, differs significantly from that of many other islands in the archipelago including the main Auckland Island, which still has introduced pigs, cats and mice.
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or the Adams Straits, separates it from the roughly triangular Adams Island (area approximately 100 km or 39 sq mi), which is even more mountainous, reaching a height of 705 m (2,313 ft) at
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Two large indentations, Bolton's Bay and Fly Harbour, are the most prominent features of the island's south coast, both in the south east.
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Elliott, Graeme; Walker, Kath; Parker, Graham Christopher; Rexer-Huber, Kalinka; Miskelly, Colin M. (2020).
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Auckland Islands. Downloaded from
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because of the significance of the group as a breeding site for several species of
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Map of the Auckland Islands, showing Adams Island to the south of the main island.
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broadens to a width of 26 km (16 mi) where a narrow channel, known as
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Position relative to New Zealand and other outlying islands
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Adams Island (disambiguation)


50°53′24″S 166°3′36″E / 50.89000°S 166.06000°E / -50.89000; 166.06000
Auckland Islands
Mount Dick
Auckland Islands
archipelago

Auckland Island
Carnley Harbour
Mount Dick
volcano
Auckland Island
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
seabirds
Auckland shag
Auckland teal
Auckland rail
Auckland snipe
introduced mammals
Auckland Islands
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
List of islands of New Zealand
New Zealand subantarctic islands
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

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