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. The uninhabited[1] island is 6 hectares in size.[2]

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.

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

See also

References

  1. "Population by meshblock (2013 Census)". Stats NZ. 11 Dec 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. "Pigeon Island / Motueka". Rodent Invasion Project. © 2004 - 2005 Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve". Places to visit. Department of Conservation. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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