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Story: Chatham Islands

Peat lands

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Peat lands

Peat and peat-derived soils cover 60% of the main island. This view towards Lake Rotokawau shows a typical peat wetland.

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Rhys Richards, Chatham Islands – Land and habitat, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37786/peat-lands (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Richards, published 28 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.