1908 Kermadec Islands expedition

The 1908 Kermadec Islands expedition was an research expedition undertaken between December 1907 and November 1908 to investigate the biodiversity of the Kermadec Islands.[1][2][3][4]

1908 Kermadec Islands expedition
Location
StartDecember 1907 
EndNovember 1908 
Leader
Participants

Purpose

This expedition sought to study the biology, geology and meteorology of the Islands.[5][6]

Participants
  • Walter Oliver, leader, botany and geology[5][6]
  • C. E. Warden, meteorology[6]
  • S. R. Oliver, botany and geology[6]
  • T. Iredale, birds and shells[6]
  • W. L. Wallace, entomology[6]

References
  1. "Scientific excursion". Bay of Plenty Times. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5147. 27 December 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. Tom Iredale (1 July 1910). "Bird life on the Kermadec Islands". Emu. 10 (1): 2–16. doi:10.1071/MU910002. ISSN 0158-4197. Wikidata Q125502465.
  3. Keith Arthur John Wise (1972). "Neuroptera of the Kermadec Islands". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 9: 269–272. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906185. Wikidata Q58676929.
  4. "The Kermadec Islands". Wanganui Herald. Vol. XXXXI, no. 12356. 28 December 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. Nathan, Simon. "1908 expedition". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. "The Kermadec Expedition". Inangahua Times. 17 November 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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