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Auckland Island, North End - from Enderby Island

Auckland Island, Carnley Harbour & Adams Island(RHS)

Auckland Island, West side - looking East

Auckland Island is the main island of the Auckland Islands, an uninhabited archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. It is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage listtogether with the other subantarctic New Zealand islands in the region as follows: 877-004 Auckland Isls, New Zealand S50.29 E165.52 62560Ha 1998

The island has an approximate land area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi), and is 42 kilometres (26 mi) long. It is notable for its steep cliffs and rugged terrain, which rises to over 600 metres (1,969 ft). Prominent peaks include Cavern Peak (650 m), Mount Raynal (635 m), Mount D'Urville (630 m), Mount Easton (610 m), and the Tower of Babel (550 m).

New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

The southern end of the island broadens to a width of 26 kilometres (16 mi). Here, a narrow channel known as Carnley Harbour (on some maps the Adams Straits) separates the main island from the smaller Adams Island . The channel is the remains of the crater of an extinct volcano, Adams Island and the southern part of the main island form the crater rim. Three kilometres north of Carnley Harbour's mouth lies Cape Lovitt, the westernmost point of New Zealand.

Coordinates: 50°41′S 166°05′E / 50.69°S 166.08°E / -50.69; 166.08