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Can you visit the Kermadec Islands?
The Kermadec Islands are 1,000 km northeast of New Zealand. The islands are remote and can only be accessed by private boat or charter vessel. The Kermadec Islands can only be visited if you obtain the relevant permits prior to leaving mainland New Zealand.
Who owns Kermadec Island?
New Zealand
The islands are part of New Zealand, 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) in total area and uninhabited, except for the permanently manned Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand. The islands are listed with the New Zealand outlying islands.
Does anybody live on the Kermadec Islands?
The Kermadec Islands are a group of small volcanic islands, 800–1,000 kilometres north-east of the North Island. A nature reserve, they are uninhabited, except for a Department of Conservation field station on Raoul Island, the main island.
Where is Kermadec island located?
Located 1,000 km northeast of North Cape, New Zealand, the subtropical moist forest of the Kermadec Islands supports an incredible diversity and abundance of seabirds breeding amid a luxuriant forest of red-flowered Pohutukawa trees (Metrosideros kermadecensis).
Who owns Stewart island?
the New Zealand government
Almost all the island is owned by the New Zealand government and over 80 per cent of the island is set aside as the Rakiura National Park, New Zealand’s newest national park. Many of the small offshore islands, including the Snares, are also protected.
When did Raoul Island last erupt?
March 2006
Raoul Island | |
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Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kermadec Islands |
Last eruption | March 2006 |
Where is the Kermadec Trench located?
South Pacific Ocean
Kermadec Trench, submarine trench in the floor of the South Pacific Ocean, about 750 mi (1,200 km) in length, forming the eastern boundary of the Kermadec Ridge. The two together comprise the southern half of the Tonga–Kermadec Arc, a structural feature completed to the north by the Tonga Trench and Ridge.
Does anyone live on Stewart Island?
Stewart Island/Rakiura is sparsely populated and its economy is dependent on summer tourism and fishing. Its permanent population was recorded at 408 people as of the 2018 census, most of whom live in the settlement of Oban on the eastern side of the island. Ferries connect the settlement to Bluff in the South Island.