Biology:Putauhinu Island

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Putauhinu Island
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Geography
LocationSouth Tasman Sea, southwest of Stewart Island
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 47°13′S 167°23′E / 47.217°S 167.383°E / -47.217; 167.383
ArchipelagoNew Zealand archipelago
Administration
New Zealand
Regional CouncilSouthland

Putauhinu Island is an offshore island of New Zealand to the west of the southern tip of Stewart Island/Rakiura. It lies very close to Big South Cape Island.

Conservation

Translocations of South Island saddlebacks to Putauhinu Island occurred in 1974, 1976, and 1984.[1] Thirty Snares Island snipe were translocated from the Snares Islands in 2005.[2]

References

See also

  • Conservation in New Zealand
  • List of islands of New Zealand