Pig Island / Mātau is an island located at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island of New Zealand, near the township of Glenorchy. It is slightly smaller and much flatter than its more popular neighbour Pigeon Island. It is 110 hectares (270 acres) in size [1] and supports a variety of regenerating native scrub as well as introduced weeds.
island, mātau, island, located, northern, lake, wakatipu, south, island, zealand, near, township, glenorchy, slightly, smaller, much, flatter, than, more, popular, neighbour, pigeon, island, hectares, acres, size, supports, variety, regenerating, native, scrub. Pig Island Matau is an island located at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island of New Zealand near the township of Glenorchy It is slightly smaller and much flatter than its more popular neighbour Pigeon Island It is 110 hectares 270 acres in size 1 and supports a variety of regenerating native scrub as well as introduced weeds Pig IslandNative name MatauAerial graphic of Pig IslandGeographyTotal islands1Area1 1 km2 0 42 sq mi AdministrationNew ZealandDemographicsPopulation0Buff weka are also present on Pig Island having been transferred there from Stevensons Island in Lake Wanaka in 2006 2 See also editDesert island List of islandsReferences edit Beech James 17 August 2009 Tree planting bid to make safe haven Otago Daily Times Online News 1 Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editView a map of the Islands of Lake WakatipuPortal nbsp Islands 44 56 37 S 168 24 28 E 44 943711 S 168 407910 E 44 943711 168 407910 nbsp This Otago geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pig Island Matau amp oldid 1132419864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
