Motukawao Islands
36°41′24″S 175°24′00″E / 36.690°S 175.400°E / -36.690; 175.400
New Zealand
The Motukawao Islands are the northernmost of several small groups of islands that lie in the Hauraki Gulf off the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. They lie some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of Colville, and are uninhabited. The largest of the islands are Motuwi and Ngamotukaraka Islands; others include Moturua and Motukaramarama Islands.
Motukaramarama Island lies some 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) off the coast and is uninhabited. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a nesting site for about 3500 pairs of Australasian gannets.[1]
See also
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Motukaramarama Island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-02.
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Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand
Seat: Thames
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- Aldermen Islands
- Castle Island
- Mahurangi Island / Goat Island
- Mercury Islands
- Motueka Island / Pigeon Island
- Motukawao Islands
- Poikeke Island
- Slipper Island
- Whanganui Island
- Cape Colville
- Castle Rock
- Cathedral Cove / Te Whanganui-A-Hei
- Colville Channel
- Firth of Thames
- Hauraki Gulf
- Kauaeranga Valley
- Mercury Bay
- Moehau Range
- Thames Valley
- Whangapoua Harbour
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