Goat Island (Auckland)

Goat Island (Auckland)

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Goat Island (Auckland)
Goat Island von der Nordinsel aus gesehen
Goat Island von der Nordinsel aus gesehen
Gewässer Pazifischer Ozean
Geographische Lage 36° 15′ 54″ S, 174° 47′ 51″ O-36.265174.7975Koordinaten: 36° 15′ 54″ S, 174° 47′ 51″ O
Goat Island (Auckland) (Neuseeland)
Goat Island (Auckland)
Fläche 1 ha

Goat Island ist eine kleine Insel in der Region Auckland mit etwa ein Hektar Fläche. Sie liegt dicht vor der Küste der Nordinsel Neuseelands nordöstlich von Warkworth. Die Insel Little Barrier Island liegt im Meer circa 25 Kilometer nordöstlich.

Die Insel ist Teil des Schutzgebietes Goat Island Marine Reserve, eines 5,24 Quadratkilometer großen Meeresschutzgebietes, das sich von Cape Rodney bis Okakari point erstreckt. Es wurde 1975 gegründet und 1977 eröffnet.[1] Es wird jährlich von mehr als 300.000 Besuchern zum Schnorcheln und Sporttauchen genutzt.

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Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Morton, J. (2004) Seashore Ecology of New Zealand and the Pacific (p. 25) Bateman, Auckland. ISBN 1-86953-399-2

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