Mahurangi Island (Goat Island)

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LocationWaikato region
Coordinates36°49′49″S 175°49′12″E / 36.83028°S 175.82000°E / -36.83028; 175.82000
Area0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi)
Length1 km (0.6 mi)
Mahurangi Island (Goat Island)
Mahurangi (Māori)
Mahurangi Island including Okorotere Island (left)
Geography
LocationWaikato region
Coordinates36°49′49″S 175°49′12″E / 36.83028°S 175.82000°E / -36.83028; 175.82000
Area0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi)
Length1 km (0.6 mi)
Width.35 km (0.217 mi)
Highest point80
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Mahurangi Island, also known as Goat Island, is located 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the north-east of Hahei on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. The uninhabited[1] island is 6 hectares in size.[2]

Mahurangi Island forms one corner of the Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve.[3]

Nearby are many smaller islands including Okorotere and Te Tio Islands.

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