Disappointment Island
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For the islands in the Tuamoto Archipelago, see Disappointment Islands.
Disappointment Island is one of seven uninhabited islands in the Auckland Islands archipelago, in New Zealand. It is 475 kilometres (295 mi) south of the country's main South Island and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the northwest end of Auckland Island. It is home to a large colony of white-capped albatrosses: about 65,000 pairs – nearly the entire world's population – nest there.[1] Also on the island is the Auckland rail, endemic to the archipelago; once thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered in 1966.[2]
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 50°36.25′S 165°58.38′E |
Archipelago | Auckland Islands |
Area | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Length | 3.35 km (2.082 mi) |
Width | 1.53 km (0.951 mi) |
Demographics | |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
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