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Auckland Island | Hydra of Subantarctic Islands | Story of Grafton | Julius Manuel | HisStories

Subantarctic islands are the islands situated near another continental mainland or on another continental plate, but biogeographically linked to the Antarctic and are part of the Antarctic realm, roughly north of and adjacent to the Antarctic Convergence. The New Zealand Subantarctic 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. Grafton was a 56-ton schooner sailing out of Sydney during the 1860s that was wrecked on 3 January 1864 in the north arm of Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island, one of the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, nearly 480 kilometres south of the South Island. Her castaway crew waited a year for a ship to come to their rescue, which, it soon became apparent, would not come. Six months later, three men decided to set out in a dinghy and managed to cross a distance of 450 kilometres to Stewart Island, 30 kilometres south of New Zealand's South Island. They then funded a rescue mission to pick up their remaining companions. The crew spent a total of 18 months on the sub-Antarctic island and, despite their ordeal, all survived. Video Details Title: Auckland Island | Hydra of Subantarctic Islands | Story of Grafton Narrator: Julius Manuel Story | Research | Edit | Presentation: Julius Manuel ----------------------------- *Social Connection Facebook/Instagram : #hisstoriesonline Email: [email protected] Web: https://hisstoriesonline.com/ --------------------------- *Credits & Licenses Music/ Sounds: YouTube Audio Library Video Footages : Storyblocks ©www.hisstoriesonline.com