Chatham Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the S Pacific, E of and belonging to New Zealand. 372 sq. mi. (963 sq. km).

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Chatham Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, forming a county of South Island, New Zealand: consists of the main islands of Chatham, Pitt, and several rocky islets. Chief settlement: Waitangi. Pop: 609 (2006 est). Area: 963 sq km (372 sq miles)

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Chatham Islands

The story began in 1999 when Dr. Richard Köhler uncovered the fossil during a research expedition to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Grover said there is a lot of food for the whales around the Chatham Islands, and as they swim closer to land, they would quickly find themselves going from very deep to shallow water.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

Some archaeologists, however, argue that the Moriori descended from successive groups of Maori who traveled to the Chatham Islands from the New Zealand mainland, perhaps around the year 1500.

From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

Applying the technique at the Chatham Islands, the team counted just over 3,600 nests.

From BBC ● May 4, 2017

With the occupation of the Chatham Islands off New Zealand around A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond