A group of uninhabited volcanic islands located in the southern South Pacific, about 470 km south of New Zealand's South Island. Territory of New Zealand. Area 612 km2. The main island is Auckland Island (area 464 km2). Discovered by a British whaling ship in 1806, it served as a whaling base until 1852. Attempts to settle there at the end of the 19th century failed. Currently, it is designated as a nature conservation area for seabirds and marine mammals. The name of the islands comes from the Governor-General of India, Earl of Auckland. [Taniuchi Tatsu] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
南太平洋南部,ニュージーランド南島の南約470kmにある火山性の無人島群。ニュージーランド領。面積612km2。主島はオークランド島(面積464km2)。1806年にイギリス捕鯨船が発見,52年まで捕鯨拠点であった。19世紀末に入植が試みられたが失敗。現在は海鳥・海獣の自然保護地域に指定されている。島名はインド総督オークランド伯に由来する。【谷内 達】
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