Mahurangi Island (Goat Island)

Mahurangi Island (Goat Island)
Mahurangi (Māori)

Mahurangi Island including Okorotere Island (left)
Geography
Location Waikato Region
Coordinates 36°49′49″S 175°49′12″E / 36.83028°S 175.82000°E / -36.83028; 175.82000
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 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. It is 6 hectares in size.[1]

Mahurangi Island forms one corner of the Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve.[2]

Nearby are many smaller islands including Okorotere and Te Tio Islands.

Coordinates: 36°49′49″S 175°49′12″E / 36.83028°S 175.82000°E / -36.83028; 175.82000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pigeon Island / Motueka". Rodent Invasion Project. © 2004 - 2005 Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve". Places to visit. Department of Conservation. Retrieved 1 April 2013.


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