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The Bounty Islands are a small group of 13 uninhabited granite islets and numerous rocks, with a combined area of , in the south Pacific Ocean that are territorially part of New Zealand. They lie about east-south-east of the South Island of New Zealand, and south-west of the Chatham Islands. The group is a World Heritage Site.〔(New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands ). Whc.unesco.org (2013-06-27). Retrieved on 2013-08-02.〕 ==History== Captain William Bligh discovered the Bounty Islands en route from Spithead to Tahiti in 1788 and named them after his ship, HMS ''Bounty'', just months before the famous mutiny. The location of the islands were only roughly marked on charts. In early 1866 Commander W H Norman of HMCS Victoria was tasked with determining more accurately their position. He reported them as being latitude 47ˈ50 South and longitude 179ˈ00 East.〔Shipping, Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1609, 9 February 1866, Page 2〕 Captain George Palmer, during the search for the Matoaka placed the islands at 47ˈ46ˈ24 South 178ˈ56ˈ45 East. Palmer also annexed the islands for New Zealand.〔Proclamation, Otago Daily Times, Issue 2680, 8 September 1870, Page 2〕 During the 19th century the area were a popular hunting-ground for sealers.〔Bluff Harbour, Southland Times , Issue 3773, 26 July 1880, Page 2〕 The islands were also searched from time to time for missing ships and crews, including those from the General Grant and the Matoaka.〔The missing boats crew, Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 918, 18 February 1868, Page 3〕 The ''Hinemoa'' visited the islands in March 1886 and erected a depot for marooned sailors on the largest island. Captain Fairchild noted that there was no fresh water available on these islands.〔The SS Hinemoa's trip, Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6397, 22 March 1886, Page 2〕 The depot was destroyed by the sea by the time the ''Stella'' visited the island in 1887.〔The SS Stella's Visit to the Islands, Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 71, 25 March 1887, Page 3〕 A new Admiralty chart 1022 was issued for the area in 1888, which took into account survey work undertaken by the ''Hinemoa''. In November 1891 the ''Hinemoa'' returned to the islands and built a fresh provisions storage.〔The Hinemoa's Cruise, Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5125, 7 November 1891, Page 3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bounty Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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