Stewart Island / Rakiura
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stewart Island / Rakiura canonical | 25 |
| Stewart Island | 15 |
| Rakiura | 1 |
| Rakiura (Māori name for Stewart Island) | 1 |
| Stewart Island / Rakiura and outliers | 1 |
| Stewart Island/Rakiura | 1 |
| Stewart Island/Rakiura region | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inhabited island
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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
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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
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surface form:
Rakiura
Stewart Island / Rakiura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stewart Island
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| hasOfficialName | Stewart Island / Rakiura self-link ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Rakiura National Park ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
North West Circuit
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Rakiura National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Rakiura Track
Southern Circuit ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
ferry from Bluff
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small aircraft flights from Invercargill ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 980 metres ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Anglem / Hananui ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant birdlife
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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
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Southland ⓘ
surface form:
Southland Region
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| locatedInBodyOfWater | Foveaux Strait ⓘ |
| percentageProtectedAsNationalPark | about 85 percent ⓘ |
| population | approximately 400 permanent residents ⓘ |
| populationCentre | Oban ⓘ |
| rankInSizeInNewZealandIslands | third-largest ⓘ |
| regionalCouncil |
Southland
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surface form:
Environment Southland
|
| separatedBy | Foveaux Strait ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | South Island ⓘ |
| timeZone | New Zealand Standard Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | New Zealand Daylight Time ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
aurora viewing
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birdwatching ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ fishing charters ⓘ hiking and tramping ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ |
| UlvaIslandInstanceOf | predator-free wildlife sanctuary ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Rakiura
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Fiordland crested penguin
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Stewart Island
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Fiordland crested penguin
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Stewart Island
New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form)
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Stewart Island / Rakiura
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subject surface form:
New Zealand
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Stewart Island / Rakiura and outliers
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yellow-eyed penguin
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Rakiura (Māori name for Stewart Island)
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island
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Stewart Island/Rakiura region
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Stewart Island/Rakiura