The Campbell Island group (or Campbell Islands) is a group of subantarctic

Subantarctic

The Subantarctic is a region in the southern hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° – 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and...

 island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

s, belonging to New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The group has a total area of 113.31 km² (43.7 sq mi), consisting of one big island, Campbell Island

Campbell Island, New Zealand

Campbell Island is a remote, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island , Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the...

 (112.68 km² (43.5 sq mi)), and several small islet

Islet

An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....

s, notably Dent Island

Dent Island, New Zealand

Dent Island is a subantarctic rock stack, lying 3 km west of Campbell Island and belonging to the Campbell Island group. Dent Island is located at ....

 (0.23 km² (0.0888034964762831 sq mi)), Isle de Jeanette Marie (0.11 km² (0.0424712374451789 sq mi), Folly Island

Folly Island, New Zealand

Folly Island or the Folly Islands is a subantarctic island located in New Zealand's Campbell Island group.In a survey of the island in 1976, it was found to have rats and "possibly the only pristine stand of...

 (or Folly Islands), Jacquemart Island

Jacquemart Island

Jacquemart Island, one of the islets surrounding Campbell Island in New Zealand, lies south of Campbell Island and is the southernmost island of New Zealand....

 (0.19 km² (0.0733594101325817 sq mi)), and Monowai Island (also known as Lion Rock, 0.08 km² (0.0308881726874028 sq mi))¹. Ecologically, they are part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra

Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra

The Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion, within the Tundra Biome, includes five remote island groups in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand: the Bounty Islands, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Islands and Campbell Island groups of New Zealand, and Macquarie Island of Australia.-Location...

 ecoregion

Ecoregion

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The chain is one of five subantarctic island groups

New Zealand sub-antarctic islands

The five southernmost groups of the New Zealand Outlying Islands form the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic islands. These islands are collectively designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site....

 collectively designated as a World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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 by UNESCO

UNESCO

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Geography

Campbell Island group

• Campbell Island
  Campbell Island, New Zealand
  Campbell Island is a remote, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island , Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the...
  
   (52°32.4′S 169°8.7′E)
• Dent Island
  Dent Island, New Zealand
  Dent Island is a subantarctic rock stack, lying 3 km west of Campbell Island and belonging to the Campbell Island group. Dent Island is located at ....
  
   (52°31.15′S 169°3.75′E)
• Jacquemart Island
  Jacquemart Island
  Jacquemart Island, one of the islets surrounding Campbell Island in New Zealand, lies south of Campbell Island and is the southernmost island of New Zealand....
  
   (52°37′S 169°7.5′E)
• Folly Island
  Folly Island, New Zealand
  Folly Island or the Folly Islands is a subantarctic island located in New Zealand's Campbell Island group.In a survey of the island in 1976, it was found to have rats and "possibly the only pristine stand of...
  
   or Folly Islands

The Campbell island group has relatively mild terrain, however there are some areas of rocky terrain.

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
• List of islands of New Zealand
• New Zealand sub-antarctic islands
  New Zealand sub-antarctic islands
  The five southernmost groups of the New Zealand Outlying Islands form the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic islands. These islands are collectively designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site....
  
  

External links

• Map of the Campbell Island group with several surrounding islets, including Jacquemart Island lying south of the main island and Dent island lying northwest of the main island