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Kaikoura Island (formerly known as Selwyn Island) lies in an irregularly-shaped bay on the western side of Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand, 90 km (56 mi) north east of Auckland. Kaikoura Island is the seventh largest island in the Hauraki Gulf. It is 80 metres from Great Barrier Island at its closest point[2] and forms the natural harbours of Port FitzRoy and Port Abercrombie. Its biota includes the endangered brown teal duck, the North Island kaka and many native trees and shrubs.

Kaikoura Island

Geography
Location	Auckland Region
Coordinates	36.1771°S 175.3266°E / -36.1771; 175.3266
Area	5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Highest elevation	185 m (607 ft)[1]
Highest point	Mitre Peak
Administration
New Zealand

In 2004 it was purchased from private ownership by the government's Nature Heritage Fund, other government agencies and private trusts to become a public reserve.[3] The Motu Kaikoura Trust was set up to restore, control and manage the island.[4]

See also

• List of islands of New Zealand

References

External links

• Motu Kaikoura Trust
• Kaikoura Island

На других языках

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[de] Kaikoura Island

Kaikoura Island, auch als Motu Kaikoura und Selwyn Island bekannt, ist eine Insel vor Great Barrier Island im Norden von Neuseeland.[1]

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- [en] Kaikōura Island

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[ru] Каикоура (остров)

Остров Каикоу́ра, ранее известный как остров Селуин (англ. Selwyn Island) и Моту Каикоура (англ. Motu Kaikoura), расположен в заливе Хаураки, к северу от Северного острова Новой Зеландии. Остров Каикоура — седьмой по величине остров в заливе Хаураки. Он находится в 80 метрах от ближайшего к нему острова Грейт-Барриер, в 90 километров (56 миль) к северо-востоку от Окленда[1], и вместе с ним образует естественные гавани Порт-Фитцрой и Порт-Аберкромби[2].

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