Elizabeth Island

Elizabeth Island is the largest island in the inner Doubtful Sound, in Fiordland National Park, in New Zealand's South Island. It was created during the last glaciation, its narrow long shape aligned with the direction of the fiord.

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Type: Island
Description: island in New Zealand
Also known as: “Pōkaikōkō”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Browne Falls and Commander Peak.

Browne Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. In a temperate rain forest, the falls cascade down to the fiord near Hall Arm. Browne Falls is situated 3 km northwest of Elizabeth Island.

Commander Peak

Peak

Photo: Pseudopanax, CC BY 4.0.

Commander Peak is situated 3½ km south of Elizabeth Island.

Elizabeth Island

Latitude

-45.41667° or 45° 25′ south

Longitude

167.11667° or 167° 7′ east

Open location code

4V69H4M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2191383

Wikidata ID

Q28183010

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Maori—“Elizabeth Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Elizabeth Island”
German: “Elizabeth Island (Neuseeland)”
German: “Elizabeth Island”
Maori: “Pōkaikōkō”

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Highlights include Olphert Cove and Brig Point.

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