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Description
Main island rising to 330m. There are erosional remnants of a major volcano. The islands are south of Big River and ~50km south of Puysegur Point. Feature shown on Infomap 346-02 Te Wai Pounamu Edition 1 1995; NZTopo50-CH05/CH06 324242; Named after Dr Daniel Solander, a Swedish botanist on Cooks original voyage around NZ. See [history relating to Cook's place names](https://earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExMjJfZ1puZmJFV2hFRFlvSFVNVG5YU05CRWZTYTBfSWoSFgoUMDUzQTNGRjA5NzEwMDM5OTk5OEE). Māori name is Hautere. [See Kā Huru Manu, Ngāi Tahu's cultural heritage atlas, for more details](http://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/atlas?find={a55efcfb-3d52-e311-8212-005056970030}). ; 'Captain James Cook bestowed the name on 11 March 1770 after Dr Daniel Solander, the Swedish botanist on board the Endeavour. Cook had considered giving Solander’s name to what is now Stewart Island / Rakiura. Māori name: Hautere, said to be after the father of Moko, who killed Tūtewaimate.' Source: Dowling, Peter & A.W. Reed, New Zealand Place Names, 2025.
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