Tarahiki Island, also known as Shag Island, is a island in the
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,[New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...](_blank)
. Its highest point is
ASL and it lies from the mainland and about east of
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland.
It is the most po ...
. It is well known for its breeding colony of up to 700
spotted shags.
[Parrish, G.R. (2002). Classified summarised notes, North Island, 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. ''Notornis'' 49: 100-110.]
See also
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List of islands of New Zealand
New Zealand consists of more than six hundred islands, mainly remnants of a larger land mass now beneath the sea. New Zealand is the seventh-largest island nation on earth, and the third-largest located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. Th ...
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List of islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country
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Desert island
A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereo ...
References
External links
Tarahiki Island (Shag Island) on NZ Topo Map
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
Islands of the Hauraki Gulf
Islands of the Auckland Region
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