The Antipodes Islands are inhospitable and uninhabited volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of – and territorially part of – New Zealand. The 21 km² archipelago lies 860 km to the southeast of Stewart Island / Rakiura, and 730 km to the northeast of Campbell Island. They are very close to being the antipodal point of Normandy in France: the cit…The Antipodes Islands are inhospitable and uninhabited volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of – and territorially part of – New Zealand. The 21 km² archipelago lies 860 km to the southeast of Stewart Island / Rakiura, and 730 km to the northeast of Campbell Island. They are very close to being the antipodal point of Normandy in France: the city farthest away is Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.