The Bounty Islands are a small, uninhabited group of granite islets and rocks in the South Pacific, lying about 670 kilometers southeast of New Zealand's South Island, 530 kilometers southwest of the Chatham Islands and 215 kilometers north of the Antipodes Islands. The chain, known in Māori as Moutere Hauriri, meaning Island of Angry Wind, is made up of 13 granite islands arranged in Main, Centre and East groups across a total span of only 5 kilometers, with a combined land area of about 50 hectares and a highest point of 73 meters. The largest island, Depot Island, is roughly 700 meters long, and the group has no permanent population. Part of New Zealand and inscribed as a World Heritage Site, the islands are valued for their isolation and their importance to seabirds and other wildlife.
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The Bounty Islands (Māori: Moutere Hauriri; "Island of angry wind") are a small group of uninhabited granite islets and numerous rocks, with a combined area of around 50 ha (120 acres) in the South Pacific Ocean.
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