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breed among the Rockhoppers, but only in small numbers.
New Zealand cold temperate islands. Falls (1948) has described the
four islands or groups (Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell)
generally known as the New Zealand sub-Antarctice islands. All lie
between 47 and 53'5, with sea and air temperatures slightly below those
of Stewart Island (Fig. 7). Sea and winds come mostly from west and
northwest, bringing anomalously warm temperatures to the islands.
Campbell Island in winter is 4" warmer than the latitudinal mean.
Macquaris Island, slightly farther south and very close t.0 the convergence, is marginally sub-Antarctic.
Bounty Islands consist of four small islands (the largest half a mile
across) and many small islets within a rectangle of 5-6 sq. miles (15 sq.
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