Secretary Island

Secretary Island is an island in southwestern , lying entirely within . Roughly triangular in shape, it lies between in the south and Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound in the north, with its west coast facing the Tasman Sea.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in southwestern New Zealand
  • Also known as: Ka Tū-waewae-o-Tū

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Grono.

Peak
, previously spelled Mount Groznoz, is a 1,196-metre peak on Secretary Island, part of 's . It was named for early 19th century sealer John Grono. is situated 3½ km southeast of Secretary Island.

Secretary Island

Latitude
-45.25° or 45° 15′ south
Longitude
166.91667° or 166° 55′ east
Elevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)
Open location code
4V68QW28+2M
Geo­Names ID
2182872
Wiki­data ID
Q121421
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Secretary Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Secretary Island
  • Cebuano: Secretary Island
  • Chinese: 塞克勒特里島
  • Czech: Ka Tū-waewae-o-Tū
  • Dutch: Secretary Island
  • Egyptian Arabic: سيكريتارى ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: سيكريتارى
  • French: île Secretary
  • French: Île Secretary
  • Georgian: სეკრეტარის კუნძული
  • German: Secretary Island
  • Inari Sami: Secretary Island
  • Indonesian: Pulau Secretary
  • Japanese: セクレタリー島
  • Malayalam: സെക്രട്ടറി ദ്വീപ്
  • Maori: Ka Tū-waewae-o-Tū
  • Portuguese: Ilha Secretary
  • Russian: Секретари
  • Swedish: Secretary Island

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