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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island group of New Zealand in the southwest Pacific Ocean east of South Island. The original inhabitants were conquered and assimilated by Maori invaders in the 19th century.
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The yacht was found about 110km west if the Chatham Islands, which is 800km east of Christchurch.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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The yacht was found about 110km west if the Chatham Islands, which is 800km east of Christchurch.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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The Chatham Islands are a small group of subantarctic islands with a unique and astonishingly rich biological heritage: the island group is home to 20 percent of New Zealand’s threatened bird species, and 14 percent of its threatened plants.
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The abrupt termination of the first section, set in the mid 19th century, leaves us with Adam Ewing, en route from the Chatham Islands to San Francisco, convinced that a parasitic worm?
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So far we've had a couple of waves up to 1-1.5m in various parts of NZ so far, however, it's low tide at the moment, and it's mostly just being classed as a 'marine threat', apart from, I think the Chatham Islands and banks peninsula.
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Region | Universe Today 2010
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My attention was first thoroughly aroused, by comparing together the numerous specimens, shot by myself and several other parties on board, of the mocking-thrushes, when, to my astonishment, I discovered that all those from Charles Island belonged to one species (Mimus trifasciatus); all from Albemarle Island to M. parvulus; and all from James and Chatham Islands (between which two other islands are situated, as connecting links) belonged to M. melanotis.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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My attention was first thoroughly aroused, by comparing together the numerous specimens, shot by myself and several other parties on board, of the mocking-thrushes, when, to my astonishment, I discovered that all those from Charles Island belonged to one species (Mimus trifasciatus); all from Albemarle Island to M. parvulus; and all from James and Chatham Islands (between which two other islands are situated, as connecting links) belonged to M. melanotis.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Annual rainfall ranges from 12,000 millimeters (one of the highest rainfall rates in the world) on the western slopes of the Southern Alps, to less than 300 millimeters in the rainshadow areas east of the Southern Alps. The Kermadec Islands have a subtropical climate, with warm, moist conditions throughout the year, while the Chatham Islands have a cloudy, humid climate, with cool, wet winters and warm, usually dry summers.
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The regenerating habitats on Mangere provide refuge for the endangered Chatham Island black robin, Chatham Islands snipe, and the Forbes parakeet.
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The long isolation of the Chatham Islands is reflected in the absence of beeches (Nothofagus) and podocarps.
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