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The Kermadec Islands ( / ˈkɜːrmədɛk / KUR-mə-dek; Māori: Rangitāhua) [2] are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi) northeast of New Zealand 's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand.
- 33.6 km² (13.0 sq mi)
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- 516 m (1693 ft)
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Kermadec Marine Reserve map with WSG84 lat/long coordinates boundaries | View larger (PDF, 512K) Marine Reserve. The Kermadec Islands are the visible surface of a chain of about 80 volcanoes, stretching for 2,600 km between Tonga and New Zealand. Raoul Island is the biggest of the group, which begins at the southernmost L’Esperance.
Kermadec Islands. View from Raoul Island, one of the Kermadec Islands. Kermadec Islands, volcanic island group in the South Pacific Ocean, 600 mi (1,000 km) northeast of Auckland, New Zealand; they are a dependency of New Zealand. They include Raoul (Sunday), Macauley, and Curtis islands and l’Esperance Rock and have a total land area of 13 ...
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The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. Kermadec Islands Map - Archipelago - New Zealand
Kermadec Islands map. The Kermadec Islands are the tiny emergent part of a chain of submarine volcanoes that define the Kermadec ridge. In political terms the Kermadecs are important for New Zealand as they define the northern extent of both the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS).
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The Kermadec Islands are a group of small volcanic islands, 800–1,000 kilometres north-east of the North Island. They are a nature reserve, uninhabited except for a Department of Conservation field station on Raoul Island, the main island. Learn about their geology, climate, plants and animals, human impact and history.
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