Chatham Islands
remote group of inhabited islands in New Zealand
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Summary
Chatham Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,668 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chatham Islands Territory[3]
- Country: New Zealand[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Capital: Waitangi[6]
- Named after: HMS Chatham[7]
- Flag: flag of the Chatham Islands[8]
- Commons category: Chatham Islands[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+12:45[10], UTC+13:45[11]
- Has part(s): Chatham Island[12], Pitt Island[13], South East Island (Rangatira)[14], Star Keys[15], The Sisters[16], Motuhara (Bertier or the Forty Fours)[17], Little Mangere Island[18], Mangere Island[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chatham Islands[20]
- Population: 730[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Native label: Chatham Islands[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 116 m[27]
- Area: 966 km²[28]
- Coextensive with: Chatham Islands Territory[29]
Why It Matters
Chatham Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]