Mahurangi Island (Goat Island)
Mahurangi Island, also known as Goat Island, is located 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the north-east of Hahei on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. The uninhabited[1] island is 6 hectares in size.[2]
Mahurangi (Māori) | |
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Mahurangi Island including Okorotere Island (left) | |
Geography | |
Location | Waikato region |
Coordinates | 36°49′49″S 175°49′12″E |
Area | 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi) |
Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Width | .35 km (0.217 mi) |
Highest point | 80 |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Mahurangi Island forms one corner of the Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve.[3]
Nearby are many smaller islands including Okorotere and Te Tio Islands.
See also
- New Zealand outlying islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- "Population by meshblock (2013 Census)". Stats NZ. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Pigeon Island / Motueka". Rodent Invasion Project. © 2004 - 2005 Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- "Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve". Places to visit. Department of Conservation. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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