Challenger Island
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Challenger Island ( Little Kawau Island ) |
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| Waters | Hauraki Gulf | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 27 '10 " S , 174 ° 52' 22" E | |
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| length | 340 m | |
| width | 150 m | |
| Highest elevation | 25 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Challenger Island , also known as Little Kawau Island , is a small forested island on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
Challenger Island is located in the Hauraki Gulf off the southeast coast of Kawau Island , which rises around 20 km northeast of Orewa off the east coast of the Northland Peninsula . The island is 340 m long and 150 m wide and faces north-south and is located around 210 m from the rocky coast of Kawau Island . The island does not extend beyond a height of 25 m .
In the southwest of the island a few smaller rocky islands rise out of the water, which are counted as Challenger Island .
Flora and fauna
The island is overgrown with Kohekohe , Mahoe and Tawapou and free of possums and wallabies . The Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera), known in New Zealand, can nest there undisturbed .
literature
- WB Shaw, RJ Pierce : Management of North Island weka and wallabies on Kawau Island . Department of Conservation , Wellington 2002, ISBN 0-478-22272-6 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.1.4507 on October 26, 2018
- ^ Shaw, Pierce : Management of North Island weka and wallabies on Kawau Island . 2002, p. 9 .
- ^ Shaw, Pierce : Management of North Island weka and wallabies on Kawau Island . 2002, p. 10 .