 Looking to the highest point in the West, across North East Island | |
.svg)  North East Island The position of The Snares relative to New Zealand | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°01′30″S 166°36′10″E / 48.02500°S 166.60278°E |
| Archipelago | Snares Islands |
| Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Width | 2.5 km (1.55 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 130.0 m (426.5 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
North East Island is the main island of the Snares Island group, located at 48°01′S 166°36′E / 48.017°S 166.600°E approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of New Zealand's South Island. The island forms a central triangle with peninsulas to the north, south and west and is some 3 by 2.5 km (1.9 by 1.6 mi) long by wide. Off the South Promontory lies Broughton Island, the second largest island in the group. Just off the southern coast of the western peninsula lies the islet Alert Stack, while off the North Promontory are the North and South Daption Rocks.
See also
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- New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands#List of subantarctic islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
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