Simmonds Islands
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Location of the Simmonds Islands in New Zealand
The Simmonds Islands are a small group of uninhabited islands in the
sea stacks
.
Flora, fauna, and geology
The islands are managed as a reserve by the
shore skinks can also be found on the islands.[1]
A 1966 research paper described the islands (and their flora and fauna) in detail.[2] At this time the western and eastern main islands were named "Rat Islet" and "Kowhai Islet", respectively. The paper noted that they are separated only by a "boulder beach", and described the "Anapuhipuhi Blowhole" - to the south-east of the easternmost main islet (now named "Terakautuhaka Island") as "produc(ing) a spray rising 40 to 45 feet" (12 to 14m).
A subsequent research paper in 1968 described a geological survey of the islands, noting that the islands consist mostly of argillite and basalt.[3]
See also
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ^ "Northland offshore islands". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Wagener, Lois (September 1966). "Birds of Simmonds Islands". Notornis: Quarterly Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. 13 (3): 150–156. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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