THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND'S SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS

Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Unnumbered Page (Supplement)

THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND'S SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS

By

(Foreword by Sir Peter Scott)

Conan Fraser

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THE STORY OF NEW ZEALAND’S SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS

ituated in the Southern Ocean between New Zealand and Antarctica, these five groups of tiny islands are among the most remote and wild on earth. Gale force winds, severe cold and a vast expanse of sea provide an inhospitable breeding grounds for millions of seabirds, rare marine mammals and the hardiest of plant life. Campbell Island is the world’s major breeding ground for the great Royal Albatross, and the main Snares Island, just over 3.5 kilometres long, has more nesting seabirds than the entire British Isles. Beyond the Roaring Forties tells the story of the sealing and whaling days, of doomed efforts to settle or farm the larger islands, and of shipwrecks and the plight of marooned castaways. The Antipodes, Bounty, Snares, Campbell and Auckland Islands have some of the world’s last few natural environments unmodified by man. Today, the islands are nature reserves of worldwide importance, with unique species of birds, marine mammals and plants. Beyond The Roaring Forties, with its superb photographs and illustrations, is written in a clear and readable style and is the first comprehensive book about New Zealand’s subantarctic islands. a

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