orthographic projection centred over the Bounty Islands

The Bounty Islands (47°42′S 179°04′E) are a small group of 13 islets and numerous rocks in the south Pacific Ocean which are territorially part of New Zealand. They are located between 179^o 02' and 179^o 07' E, and 47^o 40' and 47^o 45' S, 650 km southeast of the South Island of New Zealand. The group is uninhabited by humans, but heavily populated by penguins and albatrosses. During the 19th century, it was a popular hunting ground for sealers. Image File history File links Orthographic_projection_centred_over_the_Bounty_Islands. ... Image File history File links Orthographic_projection_centred_over_the_Bounty_Islands. ... The South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. ... Genera Diomedea Thalassarche Phoebastria Phoebetria The albatrosses are seabirds in the family Diomedeidae, which is closely allied to the procellarids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). ... Families Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Pinnipeds (fin-foots, lit. ...

Divided into a western group and an eastern group, the islands are small, covering only 1.3 square kilometres. The whole chain is only 5 kilometres across at its longest axis, and the highest point is 90 metres above sea level. The group was discovered by Captain William Bligh in 1788 and named after his ship, just months before the infamous mutiny. William Bligh in 1814 Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... for other meaning see Mutiny on the Bounty (disambiguation) The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMAV Bounty, 29 April 1789 The Mutiny on the Bounty was a historical event in the late 18th century, most widely known through fiction, of an officer...

The islands are at the antipodes of Bouillé-Ménard, in France (Pays-de-la-Loire). Antipodes (from Greek anti- opposed and pous foot) means diametrically opposed, and more specifically refers to the opposite side of the Earth, the region of the antipodal point, from where one is located. ... Région Pays-de-la-Loire Information Capital: Nantes Population  - Total  - Density 3 222 061 (1999) 100 /km² Area 32 082 km² Arrondissements 17 Cantons 203 Communes 1 502 President of the regional council Jacques Auxiette Départements Categories: Regions of France | Stub ...