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Antipodes Islands
The Antipodes Islands (from Greek ''αντίποδες'' - ''antipodes''〔(Antipodes ), Liddell and Scott, "A Greek-English Lexicon", at Perseus.〕) are inhospitable volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of — and territorially part of — New Zealand. They lie to the southeast of Stewart Island/Rakiura.
The island group consists of one main island, Antipodes Island, of area, Bollons Island to the north, and numerous small islets and stacks.
Ecologically, the islands are part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion. The islands are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, together with other subantarctic New Zealand islands. The island group is a nature reserve and there is no general public access.
==Etymology==
The island group was originally called the "Penantipodes" meaning "next to the antipodes", because it lies near to the antipodes of London. Over time the name has been shortened to "Antipodes" leaving some to suppose its European discoverers had not realised its global location. This misapprehension persists. In fact, the island's antipodes are situated on the territory of the French village Gatteville-le-Phare, near Cherbourg.
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