The Pyramid (Chatham Islands) Explained

The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)
Local Name:	Tcharako (Moriori)
Archipelago:	Chatham Islands
Population:	0
Country:	New Zealand

The Pyramid (Moriori: Tcharako; ; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia))^{[1] [2]} is a small island south of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports the only known breeding colony of Chatham albatrosses, with 4575 pairs recorded in 2001.^[3]

Based on the 180th meridian, it is the southwesternmost point of land in the world outside of Antarctica; if the International Date Line is used instead, however, Niue has that honour.

See also

• List of islands of New Zealand
• List of islands
• Desert island

References

-44.4322°N -176.2408°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moriori . The Trustees of the Moriori Imi Settlement Trust . The Crown . Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims . Office of Treaty Settlements . 20 November 2021.
2. Government of New Zealand, Dept. of Conservation (1999) Chatham IslandsConservation Management Strategy, map 6. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. Web site: Chatham Islands (The Pyramid) . 18 November 2012 . BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas . BirdLife International . 2012.