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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Auckland Islands

The prospect not seeming to brighten much, Mr. Higgins thought he would try an experiment in what he called "high latitudes," and to that end headed the ship for the Auckland Islands.

From The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family by Waud, A. R.

On June 22, the date of departure, a course was set for the Auckland Islands, which lie in the track of homeward-bound vessels from Australia via Cape Horn.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

We noticed, too, that most of them were similar to the fish about the group of Lord Auckland Islands, in a latitude as low as fifty-one degrees south.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 by Poe, Edgar Allan

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 The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 by Wilson, James

“If the fine weather continues, as I hope it may, we can expect to reach the Auckland Islands in three or four days.”

From The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. by Kingston, William Henry Giles