Gannet Rock
Gannet Rock, also known as Horuhoru, is an uninhabited rocky islet lying in the Hauraki Gulf, about 1.5 km north of the north-eastern end of Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a nesting site for about 2500 pairs of Australasian gannets.[1]
| Maori: Horuhoru | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region |
| Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.27 km (0.168 mi) |
| Width | 0.07 km (0.043 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
- See Alderney for the gannet colony Les Étacs, popularly called Gannet Rock
See also
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gannet Rock (Horuhoru). Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 2012-02-02.
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