Pitt Island

Pitt Iceland ( Moriori: Rangiaotea; Māori: Rangiauria ) is the second largest island in the Chatham Islands in the southwest Pacific, and is one of New Zealand, which is located about 800 kilometers from the islands.

Geography

Pitt Iceland located 20 km southeast of the main island of Iceland Chatham and is separated from it by the Pitt Strait. The island is about 14 km long, up to 10 km wide and has an area of ​​62 km ². It has a permanent population of around 45 people, mainly the location Flower Pot ( Moriori: Onoua ) live on the bay in the north- west of the island. There are also individual premises as North Head ( east of Mont Hapeka ), where the easternmost residential buildings in New Zealand is. Pitt Iceland is thus the most easterly inhabited island of New Zealand, the only uninhabited rocks Starkey and Forty -Fours are further east. Pitt Iceland is quite hilly - their highest points are Waihere Head with 241 m and 231 m with Mont Hakepa above the sea.

The island is partly wooded and has a very fertile soil. Thrive European fruits, and wheat is also grown, but only in quantities for local consumption.

At Moutapu Point, the northern tip of the island, stands a lighthouse.

Antipode

Pitt Iceland is the closest antipodean continent to Germany, whose antipode is located in the Pacific.

• Views

Flower Pot Bay in the Northwest (1877 )

Discovery

The island was probably first discovered by the crew of William Robert Broughton with his ship HMS Chatham in 1791. But it owes its name to the William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.