Chalky Island, New Zealand

Chalky Iceland is a 475 acres Big Island to the southwest of New Zealand and part of the Fiordland National Park. It is located at the entrance to Chalky Inlet at the south-western tip of the South Island, 10 km north- west of Puysegur Point, 15 km southeast of West Cape and 140 kilometers west of Invercargill.

To the east of the island of estuary Eastern Passage, the Western Passage of Chalky Inlet runs, in the west. In the north of the island is separated by less than 100 m wide bathroom Passage of the main island of the Passage Islands. The nearest mainland is 2750 meters, so that any introduction of predators find an effective barrier to the colonization of the island.

The 149 m high island was first mapped in 1773 by James Cook and was in the late 18th century and early 19th century a base for sealers, what the Sealers Bay ( " sealers cove " ) reminds the north.

Through the Department of Conservation 1990, all predators were eradicated on the island, it is now a bird sanctuary and one of the two most important of four sanctuaries for the flightless Kakapo parrot.

In addition, the southern subspecies of Langbeinschnäppers ( Petroica australis australis) by copies of Breaksea Iceland in 2010 on the island resettled.

Also living on the island yellow head, saddle bird, Zwergkiwi and Spring parakeet.