New Zealand
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Simmonds Islands
The Simmonds Islands are a small group of uninhabited islands in the Far North District of the Northland Region of New Zealand. The islands lie about 1 km north of Granville Point, at the southern end of Henderson Bay.
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Overview
The Simmonds Islands are a small group of uninhabited islands in the Far North District of the Northland Region of New Zealand. The islands lie about 1 km north of Granville Point, at the southern end of Henderson Bay. The group consists of two main islands - "Motu Puruhi" (west) and "Terakautuhaka Island" (east) - in close proximity, plus a few sea stacks.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands0
- Minor islands0
- Islets2
- Rocks & skerries0
Islets
2
- Motu Puruhi Island41 m · 0.03 km²
- Terakautuhaka Island27 m · 0.02 km²
Also in the area
5
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Motu Puruhi: 41 m
- Terakautuhaka: 27 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
km², log scale
| Motu Puruhi Island | 0.03 km² |
| Terakautuhaka Island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Simmonds Islands from Henderson Bay, Northland, New Zealand. Rsfinlayson / CC BY-SA 4.0