Whangaokeno / East Island
Whangaokeno ( Gisborne Region | |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′28.65″S 178°34′33.10″E / 37.6912917°S 178.5758611°E |
| Area | 13 ha (32 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
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| Population | 0 |
Whangaokeno / East Islandearthquakes and its steep cliffs cause numerous landslides. By 1920, the danger to the lighthouse was considered great enough to trigger a decision to move the lighthouse to the mainland. In 1922, the lighthouse was extinguished and relocated to its current position.
On 10 June 2019, the name of the island was officially gazetted as Whangaokeno / East Island.[3]
The Takitimu waka landed at Whangaōkena (East Cape).
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East Island was the original location of the East Cape Lighthouse. -
East Island seen from the bottom of the Otiki Hill
See also
- New Zealand outlying islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ^ Also known as Motu o Kaiawa, see Kate MacIntyre, Te Whanau a Apanui and the East Coast Inquiry District, Waitangi Tribunal Scoping Report, Wai 900 #A9, p. 37.
- ^ a b East Island / Whangaokeno, Rodent Invasion Project, Department of Statistics, University of Auckland. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "NZGB notices – June 2019". Land Information New Zealand. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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37°41′28.65″S 178°34′33.10″E / 37.6912917°S 178.5758611°E
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