Taukihepa/Big South Cape Island

Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island is an offshore island of to the west of the southern tip of Stewart Island / Rakiura. The island is the largest of the , and as such has no permanent inhabitants but is visited by muttonbirders in search of sooty shearwaters, known in New Zealand as "muttonbirds".
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 55 metres (180 feet)
  • Description: island in New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Big South Cape Island”
    “Jura Island”
    “Kanawera”
    “Long Island”
    “South Cape Island”
    “Taukiepa”
    “Taukiepal”
    “Taukihepa”
    “Taukihepa Island”

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Taukihepa/Big South Cape Island

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Latitude
-47.24267° or 47° 14′ 34″ south
Longitude
167.40955° or 167° 24′ 34″ east
Open location code
4V49QC45+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97380191
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2188229
Wiki­data ID
Q859289

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Maori—“Taukihepa/Big South Cape Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big South Cape Island”
  • Chinese: “大南角島”
  • Dutch: “Big South Cape-eiland”
  • Dutch: “Big South Cape”
  • German: “Big South Cape Island”
  • German: “Taukihepa”
  • German: “Taukihepa/Big South Cape Island”
  • Japanese: “ビッグ・サウス・ケープ島”
  • Maori: “Taukihepa”

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