The Pyramid (Chatham Islands)

Island in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand

The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia)
Tcharako (Moriori)
On the LHS South East Island (Rangatira) and in the distance in the middle of photograph "The Pyramid"(Tarakoikoia)
Map showing location of The Pyramid
Geography
Archipelago	Chatham Islands
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population	0

The Pyramid (Moriori: Tcharako; Māori: Te Tara Koi Koia; officially The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia))^[1]^[2] is a small island south of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports the only known breeding colony of Chatham albatrosses, with 4575 pairs recorded in 2001.^[3]

Based on the 180th meridian, it is the southwesternmost point of land in the world outside of Antarctica; if the International Date Line is used instead, however, Niue has that honour.

References

^ Moriori; The Trustees of the Moriori Imi Settlement Trust; The Crown. "Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). Office of Treaty Settlements. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Government of New Zealand, Dept. of Conservation (1999) Chatham IslandsConservation Management Strategy, map 6. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
^ "Chatham Islands (The Pyramid)". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.