Chatham Islands
About 760 people live in the Chatham Islands east of the South Island of
New Zealand. They live on two main islands - Pitt and Chatham - which
were formed by volcanoes. There are a number of smaller islands near
by. The Chatham Islands are part of New Zealand.
Waitangi on Chatham Island is the main settlement.
Wool and frozen fish are the main exports.
The Moriori people lived on these Islands for centuries before the
European whalers and Maoris came. The Maoris killed many of the
Morioris. The last full-blooded Moriori died in 1933.
to learn about the Chatham Islands.
Bibliography :
Encarta 95
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