The Antarctic ice sheet is a large ice cover that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent. It has an area of 14 million square kilometers (5.4 million square miles) and is more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) thick on average. It is the largest of Earth’s two current ice sheets and holds 26.5 million cubic kilometers (6,400,000 cubic miles) of ice.
Here’s a structured and organized overview of the islands, grouped by regions and territories, with sub-islands and coordinates listed for clarity: — Auckland Islands (New Zealand) – Adams Island – Coordinates: 50°38′S 165°57′E – Carnley Island – Coordinates: 50°36′S 166°01′E – Enderby Island – Coordinates: 50°33′S 166°04′E – Pitt Island – Coordinates: 50°34′S 166°01′E — Antarctic (Antarctica) – Bouvet Island – Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E – Peter I Island – Coordinates: 69°00′S 2°15′E – Queen Elizabeth Land – Coordinates: 76°00′S 95°00′E — Auckland Islands (already listed above) — Antarctic (continued) – South Orkney Islands – Coordinates: 60°40′S 45°00′W – South Shetland Islands – Coordinates: 62°00′S 55°00′W — Ascension Island (United Kingdom) – Ascension Island – Coordinates: 7°56′S 14°16′W – Green Mountain – Coordinates: 7°58′S 14°17′W — Bouvet Island (Norway) – Bouvet Island – Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E — British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom) – Signy Island – Coordinates: 60°35′S 45°26′W – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – Coordinates: 54°00′S 37°00′W — Coral Sea Islands (Australia) – Coral Sea Islands – Coordinates: 16°30′S 147°00′E – Herbert Island – Coordinates: 16°20′S 147°10′E — Crozet Islands (France) – Albatross Island – Coordinates: 39°45′S 51°20′E – Île aux Cochons – Coordinates: 39°40′S 51°15′E — French Southern and Antarctic Territories (France) – Kerguelen Islands – Coordinates: 49°15′S 70°00′E – Île Amsterdam – Coordinates: 37°49′S 77°33′E – Île Saint-Paul – Coordinates: 38°43′S 77°31′E — Gough Island (United Kingdom) – Gough Island – Coordinates: 40°13′S 13°51′E — Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) – Heard Island – Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E – McDonald Islands – Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E — Indian Ocean (Various Countries) – Diego Garcia – Coordinates: 7°12′S 72°30′E – Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) — Macquarie Island (Australia) – Macquarie Island – Coordinates: 54°37′S 158°51′E – Bishop and Clerk Islets – Coordinates: 55°00′S 158°42′E – Judge and Clerk Islets – Coordinates: 54°21′S 159°00′E — New Zealand – Auckland Islands (listed above) – Chatham Islands – Coordinates: 43°18′S 176°15′E – Kermadec Islands – Coordinates: 28°45′S 178°15′E – Snares Islands – Coordinates: 48°01′S 166°32′E – Alert Stack – Coordinates: 48°02′15″S 166°34′30″E – Broughton Island – Coordinates: 48°02′35″S 166°37′15″E – North East Island – Coordinates: 48°01′30″S 166°36′10″E – Western Chain – Coordinates: 48°03′00″S 16
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and is home to the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are formed by the coastline of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point of the sea is Cape Norvegia, located on the Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land.
This is a list of all fish species that are or were known to live in freshwater areas of New Zealand. The list includes 63 species as of June 2025. It is based on the list from the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
The kea (pronounced KEE-ah; Māori: [kɛ.a]; scientific name: Nestor notabilis) is a large parrot in the Strigopidae family. It lives only in the forests and mountain areas of the South Island of New Zealand. The kea is about 48 cm (19 inches) long.
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless bird native to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family. It is often called simply “takahē,” a name it shares with the recently extinct North Island takahē. These two species are also known as notornis.
The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus), also called the owl-parrot, is a large, night-active parrot that lives on the ground. It is found only in New Zealand. Kākāpō can grow up to 64 cm (25 inches) long.
Abel Tasman National Park is a national park located at the northern end of New Zealand’s South Island. It covers 237.1 km (91.5 sq mi) of land between Golden Bay / Mohua and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, making it the smallest national park in New Zealand. Despite its size, the park is one of the most visited, partly because of the Abel Tasman Coast Track, which stretches 60 km (37 mi) along the eastern and northern coastal areas of the park.
Westland Tai Poutini National Park is a protected area on the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It was created in 1960 as Westland National Park to celebrate the 100th anniversary of European settlement in the Westland District. The park covers 1,320 square kilometers (330,000 acres) of mountainous land and forests.
Fiordland (Māori: Te Rua-o-te-Moko, meaning “The Pit of Tattooing” and also called “the Shadowlands”) is a region in the south-western part of New Zealand’s South Island. It covers the western third of Southland. Fiordland has steep sides of the snow-covered Southern Alps, deep lakes, and western valleys that were carved by glaciers and are now flooded by the ocean.