Aorangaia Island
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Aorangaia Island is an island
in the Northland Region of New Zealand
, part of the Poor Knights Islands
. It has a highest point of 102 metres (334.6 ft) and is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the New Zealand mainland.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Northland Region of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, part of the Poor Knights Islands
Poor Knights Islands
The Poor Knights Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. They are located to the northeast of Whangarei, and lie offshore half way between Bream Head and Cape Brett. Uninhabited since the 1820s, they are a nature reserve and...
. It has a highest point of 102 metres (334.6 ft) and is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the New Zealand mainland.