The Motukawao Islands are the northernmost of several small groups of islands that lie in the Hauraki Gulf off the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. They lie some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of Colville, and are uninhabited. The largest of the islands are Motuwi and Ngamotukaraka Islands; others include Moturua and Motukaramarama Islands.
motukawao, islands, northernmost, several, small, groups, islands, that, hauraki, gulf, west, coast, coromandel, peninsula, zealand, they, some, kilometres, southwest, colville, uninhabited, largest, islands, motuwi, ngamotukaraka, islands, others, include, mo. The Motukawao Islands are the northernmost of several small groups of islands that lie in the Hauraki Gulf off the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand They lie some 5 kilometres 3 1 mi to the southwest of Colville and are uninhabited The largest of the islands are Motuwi and Ngamotukaraka Islands others include Moturua and Motukaramarama Islands Motukawao IslandsMaori MotukawaoMotukawao Islands and Hauraki Gulf from Amodeo Bay near Colville GeographyLocationWaikato regionCoordinates36 41 24 S 175 24 00 E 36 690 S 175 400 E 36 690 175 400AdministrationNew ZealandDemographicsPopulation0Motukaramarama Island lies some 3 5 kilometres 2 2 mi off the coast and is uninhabited It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a nesting site for about 3500 pairs of Australasian gannets 1 See also edit nbsp Islands portalList of islands of New Zealand List of islands Desert islandReferences edit BirdLife International 2012 Important Bird Areas factsheet Motukaramarama Island Downloaded from http www birdlife org on 2012 02 02 nbsp This Waikato geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motukawao Islands amp oldid 1014270909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
