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Chatham Island

British  

noun

  1. a former name for San Cristóbal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to Forest & Bird, the organisation that runs the competition, the hoiho secured a victory with 6,328 votes - ahead of the Karure Chatham Island black robin with more than 5,000 votes.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2024

The Chatham Island stranding occurred on Saturday, and also involved surviving pilot whales being euthanised.

From Reuters Oct. 11, 2022

Around 800 people live on the larger Chatham Island, with 40 people living on Pitt Island.

From Reuters Oct. 11, 2022

That year, a government court established to resolve property disputes awarded 97 percent of land on Chatham Island to one of the Maori tribes on the basis of its “conquering” of the Moriori.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2022

When I landed at Chatham Island, I could not imagine what animal travelled so methodically along well-chosen tracks.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

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