Stewart Island / Rakiura

E27035

inhabited island island

Stewart Island / Rakiura is New Zealand’s third-largest island, renowned for its rugged natural landscapes, abundant birdlife, and opportunities to see the aurora and kiwi in the wild.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Stewart Island	5
Rakiura	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inhabited island ⓘ island ⓘ
area	approximately 1747 square kilometres ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
governedBy	Southland District Council ⓘ
hasBay	Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera ⓘ
hasClimate	cool temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
hasEtymology	Rakiura means "glowing skies" in Māori ⓘ
hasImportantSpecies	New Zealand fur seal ⓘ New Zealand kaka ⓘ New Zealand sea lion ⓘ albatross ⓘ bottlenose dolphin ⓘ kākāriki ⓘ little penguin ⓘ migratory whales ⓘ shearwaters ⓘ southern brown kiwi / tokoeka ⓘ weka ⓘ yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho ⓘ
hasIslandOffshore	Ulva Island ⓘ
hasMainPort	Halfmoon Bay ⓘ
hasMainSettlement	Oban ⓘ
hasName	Stewart Island / Rakiura self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rakiura Stewart Island / Rakiura self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stewart Island
hasOfficialName	Stewart Island / Rakiura self-link ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Rakiura National Park ⓘ
hasTrail	North West Circuit ⓘ Rakiura National Park ⓘ surface form: Rakiura Track Southern Circuit ⓘ
hasTransportLink	ferry from Bluff ⓘ small aircraft flights from Invercargill ⓘ
highestElevation	980 metres ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Anglem / Hananui ⓘ
knownFor	abundant birdlife ⓘ fishing and boating ⓘ opportunities to see kiwi in the wild ⓘ opportunities to see the aurora australis ⓘ rugged natural landscapes ⓘ tramping and hiking ⓘ
locatedIn	South Island vicinity ⓘ Southland ⓘ surface form: Southland Region
locatedInBodyOfWater	Foveaux Strait ⓘ
percentageProtectedAsNationalPark	about 85 percent ⓘ
population	approximately 400 permanent residents ⓘ
populationCentre	Oban ⓘ
rankInSizeInNewZealandIslands	third-largest ⓘ
regionalCouncil	Southland ⓘ surface form: Environment Southland
separatedBy	Foveaux Strait ⓘ
separatedFrom	South Island ⓘ
timeZone	New Zealand Standard Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	New Zealand Daylight Time ⓘ
tourismActivity	aurora viewing ⓘ birdwatching ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ fishing charters ⓘ hiking and tramping ⓘ
traditionalOwners	Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ
UlvaIslandInstanceOf	predator-free wildlife sanctuary ⓘ