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The Antipodes Islands

The topographical map of Antipodes Island reveals the importance of the high central plateau with its two volcanic cones, Mounts Galloway and Waterhouse. Bollons Island to the north is a much smaller steep outcrop.

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Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Snares, Antipodes and Bounty islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/38574/the-antipodes-islands (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 28 November 2012.