Tonga Island
![]() Tonga Island from water taxi | |
![]() ![]() Tonga Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 40°53′25″S 173°04′02″E / 40.89028°S 173.06722°E |
Total islands | 1 |
Area | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) |
Length | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
Width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
Highest elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Administration | |
Tonga Island is a small (0.15 km2) island in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It lies within the Abel Tasman National Park, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off Onetahuti Beach.[2] The island has a flourishing fur seal colony,[3][4] and is surrounded by the Tonga Island Marine Reserve, which was inaugurated in 1993.
The island is accessible by water taxi or kayak and visible from the Abel Tasman Coast Track.[5]
See also[]
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References[]
- ^ "Tonga Island, Tasman - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abel Tasman National Park". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 25. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ^ "Tonga Island Marine Reserve". Department of Conservation NZ. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Nelson Marlborough Conservancy (2012). "Abel Tasman National Park" (PDF). New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Tonga Island Marine Reserve" (PDF). Department of Conservation NZ. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 40°53′S 173°04′E / 40.883°S 173.067°E
Categories:
- Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
- Abel Tasman National Park
- Islands of the Tasman District
- Tasman Bay
- Tasman District geography stubs