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Five groups of islands form the New Zealand sub-antarctic islands. These islands are all considered World Heritage Sites.
With the exception of scientific research staff at a meteorological station on Campbell Island, all of the islands are uninhabited.
The islands are:
- Antipodes Islands
- Main island, plus Bollans Island, the Windward Islands, Orde Lees Island, Leeward Island, and South Islet, plus minor rocks
- Auckland Islands
- Auckland Island, Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, and Rose Island, plus minor rocks
- Bounty Islands
- Two small groups of islets, the Western Group and the Eastern Group, plus minor rocks
- Campbell Island
- Main island, plus several small islets including Jacquemart Island - New Zealand's southernmost point - and Dent Island, plus minor rocks
- The Snares
- Northeast Island, High Island, Broughton Island, Alert Stack, Tahi, Rua, Toru, Wha, and Rima, plus minor rocks
New Zealand also has territorial claims on several islands close to the Antarctic mainland, namely:
Of these, Ross Island is inhabited by the scientific staff of several research stations, notably at McMurdo Sound and Scott Base
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