Forty-Fours

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The Forty-Fours are a group of islands in the Chatham Archipelago, about Script error: No such module "convert". east of the main Chatham Island. They are called Script error: No such module "Lang". in Moriori and Script error: No such module "Lang". in Māori.[1] The group includes the easternmost point of New Zealand, whose South Island is located about Script error: No such module "convert". to the west.

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

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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

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  1. a b Government of New Zealand, Dept. of Conservation (1999) Chatham Islands Conservation Management Strategy Template:Webarchive. Accessed on 2012-07-13.
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