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Stewart Island (Māori: Rakiura, lit. 'glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura, formerly New Leinster) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located 30 kilometres (16 nautical miles) south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a land area of 1,746 km 2 (674 sq mi).
Foveaux Strait (/ f oʊ v oʊ / FOH-voh; Māori: Te Ara-a-Kiwa, lit. 'the Path of Kiwa') is a strait that separates Stewart Island from the South Island of New Zealand. The width of the strait ranges from about 23 to 53 km (14 to 33 mi), and the depth varies between 18 and 46 m (59 and 151 ft).
Oban is the principal settlement on Stewart Island, the southernmost inhabited island of the New Zealand archipelago.Oban is centred on Halfmoon Bay (sometimes used as an alternative name for the town), and stretches over a peninsula to Paterson Inlet.
The island group's official name is Tītī / Muttonbird Islands. [1] The north-eastern chain lies in Foveaux Strait, to the north-east of Stewart Island, between it and Ruapuke Island. A small eastern chain, south of Stewart Island's east cape, also goes by the name of the Breaksea Islands. The southern chain lies to the south-west of Stewart ...
Rakiura National Park covers close to 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi), [3] which is about 85% of Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand's third-largest island. The park area excludes the township area around Halfmoon Bay and some roads as well as private or Māori-owned land further inland. [1]
Paterson Inlet (officially Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera [3]) is a large natural harbour—specifically a ria—in the eastern coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. Much of the land surrounding Paterson Inlet is unspoilt forest, and runoff into the harbour is especially clean.
Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering an area of 1,075 hectares (2,660 acres) south-west and north-east of Ulva Island, in the Paterson Inlet of New Zealand's Stewart Island. It was established in 2004 and is administered by the Department of Conservation. [1] [2]
The Breaksea Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. They are to the south of the Tītī / Muttonbird Islands. The islands include Pomatakiarehua, Kiahuka, and Wharepuaitaha island. [1] The largest island in the group is Joss Island. [2]