Barn Islands (New Zealand)
| Barn Islands | ||
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| Waters | Tasman Sea | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 5 ′ S , 168 ° 18 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 16 | |
| Main island | 212 × 53 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Barn Islands is a small uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The archipelago is located 64 km southwest of Haast and west of Barn Bay and 1.26 km northwest of the mouth of the Hope River in the Tasman Sea . By far the largest island in the group has a length of 212 m and a maximum width of 53 m and rises almost 40 m above sea level. Some of the other islands protrude vertically like pinnacles from the sea.
Administratively, the archipelago is part of the Westland District of the West Coast region .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ^ West Coast Marine and Coastal Localities: a Detailed Description of 14 Segments . West Coast Marine Protection Forum , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on July 25, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).