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    Mercury Islands

    The Mercury Islands are a group of seven islands off the northeast coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are located 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the town of Whitianga.

    Moturehu / Double Island & Whekau / Red Mercury Island, from Kawhitu / Stanley Island, in the Mercury Island group, Coromandel, New Zealand.
    Moturehu / Double Island & Whekau / Red Mercury Island, from Kawhitu / Stanley Island, in the Mercury Island group, Coromandel, New Zealand.

    Jake Osborne / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    52 landforms

    Overview

    The Mercury Islands are a group of seven islands off the northeast coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are located 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the town of Whitianga.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets8
    • Rocks & skerries39

    Major islands

    1
    • Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu)

      Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu)

      Area
      18.7 km²
      High point
      231 m

      The Mercury Islands are a group of seven islands off the northeast coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are located 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the town of Whitianga.

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    8
    • Green Island77 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    39
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    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m231 mGreat Mercury Island (Ahuahu)136 mKawhitu or Stanley133 mRed Mercury Island (Whakau)112 mDouble Island (Moturehu)77 mGreen65 mMiddle60 mKorapuki
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu): 18.7 km²Great Mercury Isl…Red Mercury Island (Whakau): 2.3 km²Red Mercury Islan…Kawhitu or Stanley: 0.99 km²Kawhitu or StanleyDouble Island (Moturehu): 0.31 km²Double Island (Mo…Korapuki: 0.18 km²KorapukiMiddle: 0.14 km²MiddleGreen: 0.02 km²GreenUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu)18.7 km²
    Red Mercury Island (Whakau)2.3 km²
    Kawhitu or Stanley Island0.99 km²
    Double Island (Moturehu)0.31 km²
    Korapuki Island0.18 km²
    Middle Island0.14 km²
    Green Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs