Broughton Island (New Zealand)

Broughton Island
Broughton Island in the background as seen from North East Island
Waters	South pacific
Archipelago	Snare Islands
Geographical location	48 ° 2 ′ 10 ″  S , 166 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′ 10 ″  S , 166 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E
length	1 km
width	500 m
Highest elevation	(unnamed) 86  m
Residents	uninhabited
Map of Snares Islands, Broughton Island in the southeast

Broughton Iceland is the second largest island in the archipelago of to New Zealand belonging Snare Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean , some 200 km south of the South Island of New Zealand area. The island is named after William Robert Broughton , a British naval officer and explorer of the Snare Islands.

geography

Broughton Island is located in the southeast of the Snares Islands, just a few hundred meters south of North East Island , the largest island in the archipelago. The uninhabited island is about 1 km long, up to 0.5 km wide and has partly steep coastal cliffs . It reaches a height of up to 86 m above sea level, which makes it the second highest island in the archipelago.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Detailed topographic map (accessed on September 3, 2010)