210:
174:, close to which lie Poutama, Putauhina, Solomon, Kaimohu, Pukaparara, Tamaitemioka and Pohowaitai Islands and the Putauhina Nuggets. In the open sea 8 km to the north lie Big Moggy, Little Moggy and Mokinui Islands. To the east of these, close to Stewart Island, the
121:
The islands are clustered in three chains, collectively referred to as the
Muttonbird or Tītī Islands. The island group's official name is Tītī / Muttonbird Islands. The north-eastern chain lies in
393:
378:
383:
186:
and Rat
Islands. To the south of these lie the small rocky islets of The Brothers. The southern Muttonbird Islands have been identified as an
150:
North, Women's, Edwards, Jacky Lee, Herekopare and
Kanetetoe Islands, The Bunker Islets, and Fish Rock. The Bunker Islets were named after
287:
171:
134:
85:
in the far south of New
Zealand. The islands are not permanently inhabited, and are named for the traditional seasonal harvesting ("
223:
316:
170:
Four distinct groups of islands make up the south-western chain. Close to
Stewart Island's south-westernmost point is
183:
194:
because of their significance as a breeding site for sooty shearwaters, with over a million breeding pairs, and
179:
336:
BirdLife
International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Southern Muttonbird Islands. Downloaded from
398:
388:
191:
82:
187:
281:
90:
133:. A small eastern chain, south of Stewart Island's east cape, also goes by the name of the
353:
291:
228:
354:
Migration of sooty shearwater from New
Zealand to the north Pacific – TerraNature article
94:
215:
195:
130:
126:
122:
372:
233:
162:
Rakawahakura, Takawini, Potuatua, Pomatakiarehua, Kaihuka and
Wharepuaitaha Islands.
86:
109:
In May 2006, the north-eastern chain was the scene of tragedy when the fishing boat
151:
205:
175:
256:
209:
308:
363:
98:
97:. These birds are known as "muttonbirds" due to their supposedly
358:
137:. The southern chain lies to the south-west of Stewart Island.
113:
capsized with the loss of six lives, close to Women's Island.
337:
67:
59:
54:
40:
26:
63:Seasonally inhabited; no permanent population
16:Small uninhabited archipelago off New Zealand
8:
21:
20:
154:who surveyed the Foveaux Strait in 1808.
364:Titi, the sooty shearwater. Description
245:
251:
249:
7:
359:The University of Otago Tītī Project
394:Important Bird Areas of New Zealand
379:Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
14:
285:tragedy highlights decaying fleet
172:Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island
166:Southern, or south-western, chain
208:
384:Islands of the Southland Region
263:. Land Information New Zealand
224:List of islands of New Zealand
1:
317:New Zealand Geographic Board
415:
298:63, May/June 2008, 80–81.
257:"Titi/Muttonbird Islands"
81:are an island group near
79:Tītī / Muttonbird Islands
45:
36:
309:"Place name detail: 667"
29:
338:http://www.birdlife.org
125:, to the north-east of
192:BirdLife International
313:New Zealand Gazetteer
261:New Zealand Gazetteer
296:Professional Skipper
340:on 1 February 2012.
290:22 May 2010 at the
188:Important Bird Area
146:North-eastern chain
23:
22:Muttonbird Islands
129:, between it and
75:
74:
406:
341:
334:
328:
327:
325:
323:
305:
299:
279:
273:
272:
270:
268:
253:
218:
213:
212:
135:Breaksea Islands
91:sooty shearwater
24:
414:
413:
409:
408:
407:
405:
404:
403:
369:
368:
350:
345:
344:
335:
331:
321:
319:
307:
306:
302:
292:Wayback Machine
280:
276:
266:
264:
255:
254:
247:
242:
229:List of islands
214:
207:
204:
196:mottled petrels
168:
160:
148:
143:
119:
107:
50:
32:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
412:
410:
402:
401:
399:Foveaux Strait
396:
391:
389:Stewart Island
386:
381:
371:
370:
367:
366:
361:
356:
349:
348:External links
346:
343:
342:
329:
300:
274:
244:
243:
241:
238:
237:
236:
231:
226:
220:
219:
216:Islands portal
203:
200:
167:
164:
159:
156:
147:
144:
142:
139:
131:Ruapuke Island
127:Stewart Island
123:Foveaux Strait
118:
115:
106:
103:
83:Stewart Island
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
52:
51:
46:
43:
42:
41:Administration
38:
37:
34:
33:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
411:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
376:
374:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
347:
339:
333:
330:
318:
314:
310:
304:
301:
297:
293:
289:
286:
284:
278:
275:
262:
258:
252:
250:
246:
239:
235:
234:Desert island
232:
230:
227:
225:
222:
221:
217:
211:
206:
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
165:
163:
158:Eastern chain
157:
155:
153:
145:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
116:
114:
112:
104:
102:
101:-like taste.
100:
96:
92:
88:
87:muttonbirding
84:
80:
71:Rakiura Māori
70:
68:Ethnic groups
66:
62:
58:
53:
49:
44:
39:
35:
28:Native name:
25:
19:
332:
320:. Retrieved
312:
303:
295:
282:
277:
265:. Retrieved
260:
178:consists of
169:
161:
149:
120:
110:
108:
78:
76:
55:Demographics
47:
18:
322:7 September
152:Eber Bunker
117:Description
48:New Zealand
373:Categories
267:18 January
240:References
176:Boat Group
89:") of the
60:Population
182:, Kundy,
30:Motu Tītī
288:Archived
202:See also
141:Islands
105:History
283:Kotuku
111:Kotuku
99:mutton
184:Betsy
95:Māori
324:2023
269:2019
77:The
190:by
180:Big
93:by
375::
315:.
311:.
294:,
259:.
248:^
198:.
326:.
271:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
