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The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm; Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand. The first human inhabitants, the Moriori , suffered disease outbreaks from European contact beginning around 1800, as well as invasion, genocide, and enslavement in 1835 by the Māori of two ...
The island was named after the survey ship HMS Chatham which was the first European ship to locate the island in 1791. [2] It covers an area of 920 km 2 (355 sq mi). [ 3 ] Chatham Island lies 650 km (404 mi) south-east of Cape Turnagain , the nearest point of mainland New Zealand to the island.
The Sisters [a] is a group of three main islands located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Cape Pattison, Chatham Island.They are the northernmost members of the Chatham Archipelago, located 800 kilometres (497 mi) east of New Zealand's South Island.
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) Tcharako (Moriori) On the LHS South East Island (Rangatira) and in the distance in the middle of photograph "The Pyramid"(Tarakoikoia) Map showing location of The Pyramid Geography Archipelago Chatham Islands Administration New Zealand Demographics Population 0 The Pyramid (Māori: Te Tara Koi Koia ; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)) is a small island south of ...
Flowerpot Bay, also spelt Flower Pot Bay, is a small bay, some 250 m across, on the north coast of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand.With a jetty at its western end, it is the main point of access by sea to the island.
This is the island where the earliest British settlement in the Andamans began. In 1883, the British established the Chatham Saw Mill. [6] [7] In 1990, the Indians built the Forest Museum offering insight on the forest team activities, and has displays on the history of timber milling on the island.
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.