Bounty Islands

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The Bounty Islands are a small, remote group of uninhabited subantarctic islands in the South Pacific Ocean, known for their rugged granite terrain and rich seabird colonies.

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Bounty Islands canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
administeredBy New Zealand
climate cool maritime
country New Zealand
discoveredBy William Bligh
discoveryVessel HMS Bounty
discoveryYear 1788
distanceFromNewZealandMainland over 600 kilometres east of South Island of New Zealand
economicActivity no permanent economic activity
geology granite
hasHighestPoint approximately 73 metres above sea level
hasIsland Funnel Island
North Rock
Penguin Island
Proclamation Island
Ruatara Island
South Rock
Spider Island
Tunnel Island
hasMainIsland Depot Island
humanSettlement no permanent settlement
knownFor large penguin colonies
remote location
rich seabird colonies
legalStatus part of New Zealand's territory under the Bounty Islands Nature Reserve regulations
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
subantarctic region
majorFauna Bounty Island shag
New Zealand fur seal
Salvin's albatross
erect-crested penguin
namedAfter HMS Bounty
partOf New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
New Zealand outlying islands
population 0 permanent inhabitants
protectedStatus Important Bird Area
nature reserve
region Oceania
seaArea South Pacific Ocean
sovereignState New Zealand
terrain rugged granite
timeZone UTC+12
timeZoneDST UTC+13
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage Site
uninhabited true
visitedBy occasional government inspection parties
scientific expeditions

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