View of Hen and Chicken Islands from top of Mt Manaia.
The Hen Island from Smugglers Bay.Hen Island
Hen Island, or Taranga lies separate from the rest of the chain, lying seven kilometres to the southwest. It is the largest island by some considerable margin, totalling 4.7 km². Long and thin, it has a length of six kilometres and an average width of under 1000 metres. A remnant of a 4 million year old volcano, the island is dominated by a rocky ridge reaching to over 400 metres at its highest point, called The Pinnacles.
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The Hen Island from Ocean Beach.
View of Hen Island and Sail Rock from Peach Cove.Sail rock, a stack, rises from the ocean three kilometres to the south of Hen Island. It is a prominent navigational point for yachts.
The Chicken IslandsThe Chicken Islands, or Marotiri consists of a chain of five small islands running northwest to southeast to the north of Hen Island. The chain consists of Wareware and Muriwhenua Islands (together forming the North West Chicken), Mauitaha (also known as West Chicken), Lady Alice Island (also known as Big Chicken or Motu Muka), Whatupuke (also known as Middle Chicken), and Coppermine Island (also known as Eastern Chicken).
Muriwhenua and Wareware Islands (Northwestern Chickens)
These two are small rocky islands covering 30,000 m².
These two are small rocky islands covering 30,000 m².
Lady Alice Island (Big Chicken or Motu Muka)
This island is named after Lady Alice Fergusson (wife of Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor General of New Zealand, 1924 – 1930), and is the largest of the five chickens. It is of particular significance because of its flora and fauna. The island covers 1.4 km² and is surrounded by rocky reefs. It was occupied by Māori until the 1820s, and was used as a base for fishermen in the 1890s. Cattle were introduced at about this time, but were removed in the 1920s.
This island is named after Lady Alice Fergusson (wife of Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor General of New Zealand, 1924 – 1930), and is the largest of the five chickens. It is of particular significance because of its flora and fauna. The island covers 1.4 km² and is surrounded by rocky reefs. It was occupied by Māori until the 1820s, and was used as a base for fishermen in the 1890s. Cattle were introduced at about this time, but were removed in the 1920s.
Whatupuke (Middle Chicken)
Formerly known as Whakahau, this island is composed of a large eastern section and a peninsula to the southwest. The coast of this peninsula forms one of the chain's main land features, a 300 metre wide bay (Starfish Bay). The island covers 1 km², and is steep, rising to 234 metres.
West Chicken (Mauitaha) and Guano Island off Ocean Beach
This 200,000 m² scrub-covered rock lies one kilometre to the south of Muriwhenua. It is a rugged island, rising to 125 metres.
Information taken from Wikipedia.
Formerly known as Whakahau, this island is composed of a large eastern section and a peninsula to the southwest. The coast of this peninsula forms one of the chain's main land features, a 300 metre wide bay (Starfish Bay). The island covers 1 km², and is steep, rising to 234 metres.
Coppermine Island (Eastern Chicken).
Coppermine island covers an area of 750,000 m². It is composed of two sections joined by a short isthmus. As the name suggests, there are copper deposits on the island, but attempts at mining them in 1849 and 1898 proved unprofitable.
West Chicken (Mauitaha) and Guano Island off Ocean BeachThis 200,000 m² scrub-covered rock lies one kilometre to the south of Muriwhenua. It is a rugged island, rising to 125 metres.
Information taken from Wikipedia.
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