Bauza Island
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| Waters | Doubtful Sound , Lake Tasman | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 17 '28 " S , 166 ° 54' 59" O | |
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| length | 5.5 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| Highest elevation | 383 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Bauza Island is an elongated, uninhabited island in the Southland region in the south of New Zealand's South Island . It is located in Doubtful Sound and leaves only two passages open: to the south the Patea Passage between the island and the mainland, to the north the Te awaatu Channel , which separates Bauza Island from Secretary Island . Bauza Island is about 5.5 km long and about 1.5 km north-south. To the east of the island, the Doubtful Sound extends further inland as Malaspina Reach . The island is part of the Fiordland National Park . In front of the island in the west is the small group of Shelter Islands .
literature
- New Zealand Travel Atlas , Wise Maps Auckland. ISBN 0-908794-47-9 .
Web links
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