Auckland Islands
Lying 460km south Bluff in New Zealand, the remote subantarctic Auckland Islands are little visited by humans, and consist of the eroded and sea-flooded remains of two ancient volcanoes. The cold, wet and windy climate and isolation has promoted the evolution of interesting flora - coastal rata forests, shrublands, grasslands and fields of colourful megaherbs. They are also hugely important breeding sites for marine mammals, seabirds (including the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin), land birds and invertebrates.
