Ōtamahua / Quail Island
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Ōtamahua / Quail Island (Māori: Ōtamahua or Te Kawakawa) is an 81 ha (200 acres) uninhabited island within Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō in the South Island of New Zealand, close to Christchurch.[1] The island was given its European name by Captain William Mein Smith who saw native quail here in 1842; though they were already extinct by 1875. Ōtamahua means 'the place where children collect sea eggs'.[2] Te Kawakawa refers to the pepper trees found on the island.[3]
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Ōtamahua (Māori) | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 43.63°S 172.69°E / -43.63; 172.69 |
Area | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
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Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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