Piercy Island

Piercy Iceland, often also called " The Hole In The Rock" ( The hole in the rock ), is an island off the north coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the northern tip of Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands north of Auckland. Administratively it belongs to the Far North District of Northland Region. The uninhabited island, actually more of a rock is overgrown with bushes and is home to only gannets and other seabirds.

The island is 152 meters high, 7 hectares and 700 meters from the mainland.

About 80 meters off the south coast of the island there is another, much smaller island, Tiheru Iceland or The Dog. Between Cape Brett and Piercy Iceland is located close to the coast which is about the same size island Otuwhanga Iceland.

The island is called by the Māori Motukokako. It got its European name of James Cook in honor of a lord of the British Admiralty.

The big hole in sea level was created by wind and waves and is a popular tourist destination. Therefore, there are many organized boat trips from Paihia and Russell to the island. In calm water and suitable tides can also be reached by jet boats through the hole.

The island is shown on a 40 - cent stamp of the New Zealand Post in 1996.

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• Uninhabited Island
• Island (New Zealand)
• Island (Australia and Oceania)
• Island ( Pacific Ocean )
• Geography ( Northland, New Zealand)