Great Barrier Island

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Great Barrier Island is a large, sparsely populated island off the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its rugged landscapes, beaches, and Dark Sky Sanctuary status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
alsoKnownAs Aotea
climate temperate maritime climate
country New Zealand
designatedBy International Dark-Sky Association
distanceFromAuckland about 90 kilometres northeast
governedBy Auckland Council
hasArea approximately 285 square kilometres
hasAttraction hot springs at Kaitoke
surf beaches on east coast
tramping tracks
hasCoastlineFeature harbours and bays
rocky shores
sandy beaches
hasDesignation International Dark Sky Sanctuary
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale farming
tourism
hasFeature conservation land
low levels of light pollution
significant native forest
hasHighestPoint Mount Hobson
hasIndigenousName Aotea
hasLandscape mountainous interior
rugged terrain
hasLocalBoard Aotea Great Barrier Local Board
hasMainSettlement Tryphena
hasOfficialName Aotea / Great Barrier Island
hasPopulation fewer than 1000 residents
sparsely populated
hasProtectedArea Aotea Conservation Park
hasSettlement Claris
Port Fitzroy
hasTransport air services from Auckland
ferry services to Auckland
highestElevation about 627 metres
knownFor Dark Sky Sanctuary status
beaches
rugged landscapes
wilderness areas
locatedEastOf Auckland
locatedIn Hauraki Gulf
locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
locatedInRegion Auckland Region
locatedOffCoastOf North Island
partOf Outer Hauraki Gulf
linked to: Hauraki Gulf
separates Hauraki Gulf from the open Pacific Ocean
linked to: Hauraki Gulf
traditionalOwners Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea

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Hauraki Gulf hasIsland Great Barrier Island
Aotea Square namedAfter Great Barrier Island (Aotea)
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Auckland Region includesIsland Great Barrier Island
New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Great Barrier Island / Aotea
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Mount Moehau isVisibleFrom Great Barrier Island area
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park hasPart Great Barrier Island
Little Barrier Island nearbyIsland Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island hasOfficialName Aotea / Great Barrier Island
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Auckland ferry network serves Great Barrier Island
Hauraki Gulf islands hasIsland Great Barrier Island
Arid Island locatedOffCoastOf Great Barrier Island
subject linked to: Arid Island / Rakitu
Rakitu locatedOffCoastOf Great Barrier Island
subject linked to: Arid Island / Rakitu