New Zealand only has 3 UNESCO sites but it wasn't easy to get cards from them all. I finally got a card of the Sub Antarctic Islands, which was added to the WHS list, in 1998.
The card was sent by Jodine.
The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands consist of five island groups (the Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island) in the Southern Ocean south-east of New Zealand. The islands, lying between the Antarctic and Subtropical Convergences and the seas, have a high level of productivity, biodiversity, wildlife population densities and endemism among birds, plants and invertebrates. They are particularly notable for the large number and diversity of pelagic seabirds and penguins that nest there. There are 126 bird species in total, including 40 seabirds of which eight breed nowhere else in the world. - in: https://whc.unesco.org
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Campbell Island/Motu Ihupuku is an uninhabited subantarctic island of New Zealand. The terrain is mountainous and its solitary Sitka spruce is considered the world's most remote tree.
A designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campbell is an untouched natural environment known for its successful conservation efforts, including the complete eradication of various invasive species.
Home to the southern royal albatross among other seabirds, the island is a significant breeding ground for many types of wildlife. - in: https://explorearth.com
A designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campbell is an untouched natural environment known for its successful conservation efforts, including the complete eradication of various invasive species.
Home to the southern royal albatross among other seabirds, the island is a significant breeding ground for many types of wildlife. - in: https://explorearth.com
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