Pearl Island (New Zealand)

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Pearl Island (New Zealand)
Waters Pacific Ocean
Geographical location 47 ° 12 ′  S , 167 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 12 ′  S , 167 ° 43 ′  E
Pearl Island (New Zealand) (New Zealand)
Pearl Island (New Zealand)
length 3 km
width 2 km
surface 5.1 km²dep1
Residents uninhabited

Pearl Island is a small island off the southwest coast of Stewart Island in southern New Zealand . The uninhabited island has a diameter of about 3 km and is separated from Stewart Island by the northern arm of Port Pegasus Bay . It is part of the Rakiura National Park . The southwestern neighbor island is Anchorage Island .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Department of Conservation (ed.): Stewart Island / Rakiura conservation management strategy and Rakiura National Park management plan . 2012, ISBN 978-0-478-14936-4 , pp. 291 ( govt.nz [PDF; 3.0 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2019]).