Cape Lovitt
Cape Lovitt | ||
View of Cape Lovitt |
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Geographical location | ||
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Coordinates | 50 ° 48 ′ S , 165 ° 52 ′ E | |
location | westernmost point of Auckland Island | |
Waters | South Pacific Ocean | |
length | 600 m | |
width | 375 m | |
height | 160 m | |
Auckland Islands with Cape Lovitt as the westernmost point |
Cape Lovitt is a cape on Auckland Island , one of the islands of the Offshore Islands of New Zealand .
geography
Cape Lovitt is located on the west coast of the main Auckland Islands . The cape represents the westernmost point of Auckland Island and the entire archipelago. At the same time, the cape, including the offshore 12 nautical mile zone , forms the westernmost territorial border of New Zealand.
The cliffs of the cape are extremely steep and rise to a height of around 160 m . Inland the mountains rise first with the Finger Rocks to 411 m and a little further east with the Fleming Plateau to 552 m .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Auckland Islands . (JPG 5.7 MB) Land Information New Zealand , accessed on June 28, 2018 (English).