Shoe Island (New Zealand)
| Shoe Island | ||
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| Waters | South pacific | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 59 ′ 39 ″ S , 175 ° 54 ′ 22 ″ E | |
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| length | 1 km | |
| width | 600 m | |
| Highest elevation | 124 m | |
Shoe Island ( Māori : Motuhoa ) is a small island in the Bay of Plenty in the Waikato regionoff the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The island is located in the Pacific off the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula , about 2.5 km east of Tairua and 3.5 km northeast of Pauanui .
The archipelago of The Aldermen Islands is located about 15 km to the east, the island Slipper Iceland about 6 km south-east.
tourism
The sea around the island is used for diving.