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

"Further research by our lab is hoping to determine when and how mergansers diversified across the New Zealand region, including on the mainland, and Auckland and Chatham Islands."

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024

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

This tradition developed in part because of the small size of the Chatham Islands and the group’s small population, which peaked at about 2,000 people in the 18th century.

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

It is easy to trace how the differing environments of the Chatham Islands and of New Zealand molded the Moriori and the Maori differently.

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