Codfish Island/Whenua Hou

Codfish Island / Whenua Hou is a small island located to the west of in southern New Zealand. It reaches a height of 250 m close to the south coast. The island is home to Sirocco, an internationally famous kākāpō, a rare species of parrot.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off the coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Codfish Island / Whenua Hou”, “Moruinsulo”, “Whenuahou”, and “Whenuahou Island”

Codfish Island/Whenua Hou

Latitude
-46.78333° or 46° 47′ south
Longitude
167.63333° or 167° 38′ east
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
4V596J8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2192213
Wiki­data ID
Q944257
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Codfish Island/Whenua Hou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سمك القد”
  • Armenian: “Կոդֆիշ”
  • Asturian: “Islla Codfish”
  • Catalan: “Codfish Island”
  • Cebuano: “Codfish Island (pulo sa New Zealand, lat -46,78, long 167,63)”
  • Cebuano: “Codfish Island”
  • Chinese: “科德菲什島”
  • Czech: “Codfish Island”
  • Czech: “Whenua Hou”
  • Dutch: “Codfisheiland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كودفيش ايسلاند / واينوا هو”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كودفيش”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Moruo”
  • Estonian: “Codfish”
  • Finnish: “Codfish”
  • French: “île de la Morue”
  • French: “Île de la Morue”
  • Georgian: “კოდფიში”
  • German: “Codfish Island / Whenua Hou”
  • German: “Codfish Island/Whenua Hou”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Codfish”
  • Irish: “Oileán Codfish”
  • Italian: “Codfish Island”
  • Italian: “Isola Codfish”
  • Japanese: “コッドフィッシュ島”
  • Lithuanian: “Kodfišas (sala)”
  • Lithuanian: “Kodfišas”
  • Malayalam: “കോഡ്‌ഫിഷ് ദ്വീപ്”
  • Maori: “Whenua Hou”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Codfish”
  • Russian: “Кодфиш”
  • Spanish: “Isla Codfish”
  • Turkish: “Codfish Adası”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Codfish”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kilbride and Oban.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Bay and Codfish Island (Whenuahou).

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Worth a closer look: Auckland and Wellington.

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