Whanganui Island
| Whanganui Island | ||
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| Waters | Hauraki Gulf , Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 46 '57 " S , 175 ° 26' 56" E | |
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| length | 1.9 km | |
| width | 3.8 km | |
| surface | 2.83 km² | |
| Highest elevation | A9FA 125 m |
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Whanganui Island is the largest island in a small archipelago at the mouth of Coromandel Harbor with access to the Hauraki Gulf off the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The 2.83 km² island is located on the western side of Coromandel Harbor and is part of the two port entrances. While the mainland of the southwest port entrance is a good 1.3 km away, the distance to the Ruffin Peninsula on the northern side of the island, called Little Passage , is only 60 m. A few kilometers further north are the Motukawao Islands .
Most of the island is used for farming, a smaller part is forested.
history
The island was owned by an American settler until the Treaty of Waitangi was signed , after which it belonged to the British Crown; today it is private property. Bay Woolshed Bay on the sheltered south coast is a popular anchorage for sailors from Auckland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were partly made using Google Earth version 7.1.8.3036 on January 22, 2018.