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    Pitt Island

    Pitt Island (Rangiauria), Pitt, Rangiauria

    44°16′S 176°13′W

    Pitt Island (Moriori: Rangihaute, Māori: Rangiauria) is the second largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands, with an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi).

    Kahuitara Point, Pitt Island, seen from Hakepa (blurred picture, alas, my only one)
    Kahuitara Point, Pitt Island, seen from Hakepa (blurred picture, alas, my only one)

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    Terrain

    44°16′S 176°13′W

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    Overview

    Pitt Island (Moriori: Rangihaute, Māori: Rangiauria) is the second largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands, with an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi). It lies about 770 kilometres (480 mi) to the east of New Zealand's main islands, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of Chatham Island, from which it is separated by Pitt Strait. The island is hilly; its highest point (Waihere Head) rises to 241 metres (791 ft) above sea level. As of 2011, Pitt Island had a population of about 38 people.

    Pitt Island's Kahuitara Point is the first populated location on Earth to observe a sunrise in each new year, based on local time zone.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Chatham Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs