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- Q114571 subject Q8866112.
- Q114571 abstract "Mākaro/Ward island is one of the three small islands in Wellington Harbour, at the Southern end of the North Island, New Zealand.Ward Island is on the eastern side of the harbour, about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of the town of Eastbourne. It is about 250 metres (270 yd) long and 80 metres (87 yd) wide, with the long axis aligned north/south. The significantly larger Matiu/Somes Island lies about 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest.Maori tradition is that both of these islands received their original Māori names from Kupe, the semi-legendary first navigator to reach New Zealand and get home again with reports of the new land, but this cannot be verified. He purportedly named them after his two daughters (or, in some versions of the tale, nieces) when he first entered the harbour about 1000 years ago.The bulk of Ward Island consists of a steep sided block of yellowy/brown argilite, with a more or less flat top. There is a beach of greywacke shingle along the east side of the island. The rest of the coastline is rocky except for a pair of smaller beaches on the western side, backed by cliffs about 20m high. Numerous small reefs surround the island, particularly at the southern end. The main shipping channel to the ports of Wellington and Seaview passes to the west of Ward Island. The passage between Ward and Eastbourne is too shallow for vessels of any size.The island has been used as a defence work in both ancient and modern times. A Ngati Ira Pa of refuge (which as such was not usually inhabited) existed on the island in the early 19th century. There was no construction there - the island itself, with its sheer cliffs, served as the refuge. During the Second World War a 1.8 km (1.1 mi) wooden piled anti-submarine barrier was built between Robinson Bay and the eastern shore of the island, and a net suspended from buoys extended from the western side of the island to Kau Point on the western harbour shore. Other than a few concrete blocks on the western side of the island there are no remains of these extensive structures to be seen today.The island is a popular destination for recreational watercraft of all kinds. The reefs and the rocky coast provide good fishing and snorkelling opportunities. Off the southern end beds of seaweed provide shelter for abundant fish life, and opportunities for collecting edible shellfish such as Paua and green lipped mussels.Mākaro street in Eastbourne is named after the island that can be seen at the seaward end of its short east-west length.".
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- Q114571 elevation "20.0".
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- Q114571 country "New Zealand".
- Q114571 elevationM "20".
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- Q114571 name "Mākaro/Ward".
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- Q114571 comment "Mākaro/Ward island is one of the three small islands in Wellington Harbour, at the Southern end of the North Island, New Zealand.Ward Island is on the eastern side of the harbour, about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of the town of Eastbourne. It is about 250 metres (270 yd) long and 80 metres (87 yd) wide, with the long axis aligned north/south.".
- Q114571 label "Mākaro / Ward Island".
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- Q114571 name "Mākaro/Ward".