Forty-Fours

Forty-Fours
Motchuhar (Moriori)
Motuhara (Māori)
Forty-Fours/Motuhara from the North
Map showing location of Forty-Fours/Motuhara
Geography
Coordinates43°57′44″S 175°50′01″W / 43.96222°S 175.83361°W / -43.96222; -175.83361
ArchipelagoChatham Islands
Administration

The Forty-Fours are a group of islands in the Chatham Archipelago, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the main Chatham Island. They are called Motchuhar in Moriori and Motuhara in Māori.[1] The group includes the easternmost point of New Zealand, whose South Island is located about 800 kilometres (497 mi) to the west.

Scientists on the 1954 Chatham Islands expedition visited the islands recording prolific bird life including albatrosses and mollymawks.[2][3]

On the left is Rangatira, and in the distance in the middle of photograph "The Pyramid" (Tarakoikoia)

The region is one of only two breeding sites for the Chatham fulmar prion.[1] It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International due to it also supporting colonies of Buller's and northern royal albatrosses.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Government of New Zealand, Dept. of Conservation (1999) Chatham Islands Conservation Management Strategy Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-13.
  2. ^ G A Knox (1957). "General account of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 2: 1–37. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412141.
  3. ^ "Expedition to the Chathams". Press. 24 March 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Papers Past.
  4. ^ "Chatham Islands (The Forty-Fours)". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012.


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