File:Auckland Islands - STS089-743-5.jpg

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STS089-743-5 Auckland Islands, New Zealand January 1998.

The barren, mountainous landscape of the Auckland Islands can be seen in this spectacular west-looking view. The uninhabited Auckland Islands are 290 miles (461 km) south of South Island, New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. The total area of the islands is 234 square miles (377 square km). Auckland Island is the largest of the group and is 27 miles (44 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide. Mountains on the island rise up to over 2000 feet (610 meters) above sea level. The islands have several good harbors especially the one at Port Ross, which is situated at the northern tip of the island and is considered to be one of the best natural harbors in the world. The government of New Zealand maintains a depot on Auckland Island with supplies for shipwrecked sailors. During the STS-89 mission (1/29/98) there was a report of about 700 rare New Zealand seal lion pups found dead on the beaches of Dundas Island in the Auckland Island group. As of this this writing, results of autopsies conducted by biologists of the New Zealand Department of Conservation are not yet known. The animals had not been caught in nets or injured by trawlers; possible causes of death include a virus, bacteria, or a toxic algae bloom.
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This image or video was catalogued by one of the centers of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: STS089-743-5.

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current14:09, 30 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 14:09, 30 June 20181,076 × 1,600 (887 KB)Ulanwp (talk | contribs)Contrast and quality enhanced
09:10, 17 September 2014Thumbnail for version as of 09:10, 17 September 20141,076 × 1,600 (194 KB)Szczureq (talk | contribs)Rotated (with lossless jpeg transform tool) so that north is up for easier identification of natural features and correlation with maps.
09:11, 28 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 09:11, 28 June 20071,614 × 1,076 (196 KB)Iainf (talk | contribs)Cropped to show only the islands. Adjusted contrast. Reduced image size to better match the actual resolution of the image (the image had very little fine detail in it).
16:01, 27 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 16:01, 27 January 20074,096 × 4,096 (11.59 MB)Delirium (talk | contribs)Much higher resolution version of the same image.
06:11, 12 January 2005Thumbnail for version as of 06:11, 12 January 2005640 × 640 (303 KB)Evil Monkey (talk | contribs)The Auckland Islands as seen by the crew of STS-89. {{PD-USGov-NASA}}

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