Broughton Island (New Zealand)
Broughton Island | ||
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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 | |
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length | 1 km | |
width | 500 m | |
Highest elevation | (unnamed) 86 m |
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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
- ↑ Detailed topographic map (accessed on September 3, 2010)