East Island (New Zealand)
| East Island (New Zealand) | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 41 ′ 29 ″ S , 178 ° 34 ′ 33 ″ E | |
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| length | 610 m | |
| width | 260 m | |
| surface | 13 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 129 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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East Island or Whangaokeno is a small island two kilometers east of East Cape off the North Island of New Zealand .
It was the original location of the lighthouse that is now on the East Cape. This was built on the island in 1900. However, it turned out to be earthquake-prone and the steep cliffs caused numerous landslides . In 1920 it was therefore decided to relocate the lighthouse to the mainland. In 1922 it was dismantled and put back into operation on the East Cape.
East Island from the rise of Otiki Hill
The 14 meter high East Cape Lighthouse, once built on East Island
