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Auckland Islands

British  

plural noun

  1. a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand. Area: 611 sq km (234 sq miles)

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Many of these Southern Rights in the Auckland Islands had never seen humans before in the water and were highly curious.

From Washington Post

His rival Bernard Stamm told race officials Saturday that he was heading for the shelter of New Zealand’s Auckland Islands to repair his hydro generators.

From New York Times

Stamm, who is anchored in Sandy Bay, south of Enderby Island, in the northeast of the Auckland Islands archipelago, was hoping to leave by Tuesday after making repairs to his boat.

From New York Times

Auckland Islands, a group of islands about 180 miles S. of New Zealand, discovered in 1806, and belonging to Britain.

From Project Gutenberg

This was a main object during 1840, the expedition remaining at the Auckland Islands for this purpose; and it was not till the 1st of January, 1841, that it entered the antarctic circle.

From Project Gutenberg