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Island in North Auckland, New Zealand

Calliope Island
Geography
Coordinates35°50′30″S 174°31′35″E / 35.84167°S 174.52639°E / -35.84167; 174.52639
Length50 m (160 ft)
Width50 m (160 ft)
Administration
New Zealand
RegionNorthland
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Calliope Island is an island near Whangārei, New Zealand. The tiny, roughly triangular-shaped island, is located in Urquhart Bay, just within the mouth of Whangārei Harbour.

In the early 20th or late 19th century, Calliope Island's plant life was subject to illegal burning.

References

  1. "Place name detail: 17755". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "THE Northern Advocate Daily WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE Northern Mail Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914. THE DEPREDATORS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 April 1914. Retrieved 30 August 2023.


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