Northwest Bay Hut
The place
Northwest Bay Hut on the Auckland Islands (New Zealand subantarctic islands), at 12 m elevation (52°S subantarctic, about 460 km south of the South Island). FIRST LISTING of the Auckland Islands. DOC overwintering cabin in the Aucklands (25,000 ha, UNESCO 1998 together with the Antipodes/Bounty/Campbell/Snares, "New Zealand's Remote Islands," highest seabird diversity in NZ, southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora endemic, 8,000-9,000 breeding pairs). Access forbidden without a permit.
The setting
Auckland Islands subantarctic NZ 52°S 12 m ~460 km S of South Island first listing, DOC overwintering, UNESCO 1998 5 remote archipelagos 25,000 ha, highest seabird diversity in NZ, Diomedea epomophora southern royal albatross endemic 8,000-9,000, permit mandatory.
