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The Mokohinau Islands (Pokohinau) are a small group of islands that lie off the northeast coast of New Zealand's North Island. The islands are 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Auckland, 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Great Barrier Island and approximately 52 km (32 mi) east of Bream Head. The main islands of the group include Fanal Island (Motukino), Burgess Island (Pokohinu), Flax Island (Hokoromea), and Trig Island (Atihau). Most of them are managed by the Department of Conservation as nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. Landing is not allowed without a permit, with the exception of Burgess Island, much of which is managed as a scenic reserve[1] by the Department of Conservation. The remainder of Burgess Island is Crown Land and is administered by the Ministry of Transport. The total land area of the Mokohinau Islands is 160 ha (400 acres).[2]

Mokohinau Islands

Māori: Mokohinau
Geography
Coordinates	35°55′S 175°07′E
Area	1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Highest elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population	0

Geology

The islands are volcanic stacks sitting at the edge of the continental shelf.[1] Mokohinau formed between 10 and 8.5 million years ago, as a part of the Coromandel Volcanic Zone, which has since moved southwards to form the modern Taupō Volcanic Zone.[3]

History

The islands were often visited seasonally by Māori for muttonbirding, harvesting the chicks of petrels for food and oil.[1] Today, the main attractions for the rare tourists are the very clear waters teeming with wildlife.[1]

Like many neighbouring Hauraki Gulf islands, the group is free of mammalian pests and being left to naturally regenerate.[4] The Mokohinau Islands are home to a number of New Zealand's smallest endangered species, such as the Mokohinau skink, the robust skink and the Mokohinau stag beetle as well as a number of endangered plant species.[1]

Burgess Island is also the location of the Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse, one of the most distant lights from the mainland. The light was built in 1883 and was one of the last in the country to be fully automated in 1980.[5]

See also

• Hauraki Gulf
• List of islands of New Zealand

• Desert island

References

External links

• Mokohinau Islands Scenic & Nature Reserves (Department of Conservation Website)
• Photographs of Mokohinau Islands held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
• Map of the Mokohinau Islands, (Department of Conservation Website)

На других языках

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[de] Mokohinau Islands

Die Mokohinau Islands sind eine kleine Inselgruppe vor der Nordostküste der Nordinsel von Neuseeland.[1]

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- [en] Mokohinau Islands

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[fr] Îles Mokohinau

Les îles Mokohinau sont constituées qu'un petit groupe d'îles se trouvant à 100 km au nord-est d'Auckland (île du Nord - Nouvelle-Zélande, à 21 km au nord-est de l'île de la Grande Barrière et 52 km au bout de Bream Head (en), péninsule protégeant le port de Whangarei. Les îles principales se nomment Motukino, Hokoromea, Atihau et Pokohinu. La plupart d'entre elles sont gérées par le Ministère de la Conservation en tant que réserve naturelle ou aire protégée pour les oiseaux. Ellesne sont pas accessibles au public, sauf celle de Pokohinu qui est un Country park (en).

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[ru] Мокохинау

Мокохинау (англ. Mokohinau Islands) — маленький необитаемый архипелаг восточнее полуострова Окленд, административно относится к региону Окленд.

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