Chatham Island

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Chatham Island
NASA satellite image of Chatham Island (center)
NASA satellite image of Chatham Island (center)
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Chatham Islands
Geographical location 43 ° 54 ′  S , 176 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′  S , 176 ° 32 ′  W
Chatham Island (New Zealand Outlying Islands)
Chatham Island
surface 899 km²
Highest elevation Maungatere Hill
294  m
Residents 564 (2006)
<1 inh / km²
main place Waitangi
Map of Chatham Island
Map of Chatham Island

Chatham Iceland (Moriori: Rekohu ; Māori : Wharekauri ) is the largest island in the archipelago of to New Zealand belonging Chatham Islands in the southwestern Pacific .

geography

The T-shaped, 899 km² island is characterized by two large bays, Petre Bay in the west with the main town Waitangi and the over 35 km long Hanson Bay in the east. In between is the 179 km² Te Whanga lagoon , which is only separated from the sea by land bridges. The south of the island is occupied by a high plateau and in Maungatere Hill reaches a height of 294 m above sea level. There are also peatlands and long sandy beaches. Tuuta Airport ( IATA : CHT, ICAO : NZCI) is located on a peninsula protruding into the lagoon .

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