Jump to content

Cooper Island (New Zealand)

Coordinates: 45°44′S 166°50′E / 45.733°S 166.833°E / -45.733; 166.833
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cooper Island
Native name:
Ao-ata-te-pō
Cooper Island (High & Left of Center) & Long Island (RHS)
Cooper Island is located in New Zealand
Cooper Island
Cooper Island
Location in New Zealand
Geography
LocationFiordland
Coordinates45°44′S 166°50′E / 45.733°S 166.833°E / -45.733; 166.833
Area17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation523 m (1716 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Cooper Island, or Ao-ata-te-pō is an island in Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island.[2] It lies within Tamatea / Dusky Sound, east of Long Island. The island is part of Fiordland National Park and is the third-largest island in the park with no possums present.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Tamatea/Dusky Sound convervation and restoration plan" (PDF). Department of Conservation. p. 20. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Cooper Island". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Project implementation: Fiordland Island restoration programme". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 13 October 2017.