Piercy Island
Piercy Island, also known as "The Hole In The Rock", is located off the north coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is at the very northern tip of Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Motukokako Island”, “Motukokako Island (Piercy Island)”, “Motukōkako Island / Piercy Island”, “Piercy Island (Motukokako Island)”, and “The Hole In The Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Brett and Cape Brett Lighthouse.
Cape Brett
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Cape Brett is an isolated promontory in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, that can be reached by boat or by hiking the 16.3-km Cape Brett Track. It features a lighthouse that was built in 1909, and accommodation is in what was a lighthouse keeper's cottage.
Cape Brett Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cape Brett Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Brett in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by Captain John Bollons of NZGSS Hinemoa.
Piercy Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Piercy Island” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мотукокако”
- Cebuano: “Motukokako”
- Dutch: “Piercy Island”
- German: “Motukokako Island”
- German: “Piercy Island”
- Maori: “Motu Kōkako”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Motukokako”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Piercy”
- Portuguese: “O Buraco na Pedra”
- Romanian: “Insula Piercy”
- Spanish: “El Agujero en la Piedra”
- Spanish: “Isla de Motukokako”
- Spanish: “Isla Piercy”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Dog and Otuwhanga Island.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Piercy Island”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.