AFTERNOON LIGHT shines on seacliffs of Campbell Island on an uncharacteristically calm day. In common with the Auckland Islands and Antipodes Island, Campbell Island's origins are volcanic. About 25 million years ago the Auckland Islands rose from the ocean, followed by Campbell Island (between five and ten million years ago) and Antipodes Island (one million years ago). The volcanic activity which gave birth to these islands is linked to the volcanoes of the eastern South Island, such as those which created Banks Peninsula. The subantarctic islands therefore play a significant role in unravelling the volcanic history of the South-West Pacific Basin south of New Zealand. Photo: Kim Westerskov
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 21
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108AFTERNOON LIGHT shines on seacliffs of Campbell Island on an uncharacteristically calm day. In common with the Auckland Islands and Antipodes Island, Campbell Island's origins are volcanic. About 25 million years ago the Auckland Islands rose from the ocean, followed by Campbell Island (between five and ten million years ago) and Antipodes Island (one million years ago). The volcanic activity which gave birth to these islands is linked to the volcanoes of the eastern South Island, such as those which created Banks Peninsula. The subantarctic islands therefore play a significant role in unravelling the volcanic history of the South-West Pacific Basin south of New Zealand. Photo: Kim Westerskov Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 21
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