Gannet Rock

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Gannet Rock
Māori: Horuhoru
Geography
LocationHauraki Gulf, Auckland Region
Area0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi)
Length0.27 km (0.168 mi)
Width0.07 km (0.043 mi)
Highest elevation22 m (72 ft)
Administration
New Zealand
See Alderney for the gannet colony Les Étacs, popularly called Gannet Rock

Gannet Rock, also known as Horuhoru, is an uninhabited rocky islet lying in the Hauraki Gulf, about 1.5 km north of the north-eastern end of Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a nesting site for about 2500 pairs of Australasian gannets.[1]

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  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gannet Rock (Horuhoru). Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 2012-02-02.

Coordinates: 36°43′25″S 175°10′13″E / 36.72361°S 175.17028°E / -36.72361; 175.17028


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