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- _Ward_Island 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.".
- _Ward_Island country New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island elevation "20.0".
- _Ward_Island length "250.0".
- _Ward_Island location Wellington_Harbour.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageID "5204338".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageLength "5335".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageOutDegree "21".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageRevisionID "644044987".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Argilite.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Argillite.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Brodifacoum.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Uninhabited_islands_of_New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand).
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Eastbourne,_New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Greywacke.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Kupe.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink List_of_islands_of_New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Somes_Island.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink _Somes_Island.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Māori_language.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink North_Island.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Pa_(Maori).
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Paua.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Pā.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Pāua.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Seaview,_Wellington.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Second_World_War.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Wellington.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Wellington_Harbour.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Landforms_of_Wellington_Region.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLinkText "Makaro / Ward Island".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mākaro / Ward Island".
- _Ward_Island country "New Zealand".
- _Ward_Island elevationM "20".
- _Ward_Island hasPhotoCollection _Ward_Island.
- _Ward_Island imageSize "250".
- _Ward_Island lengthM "250".
- _Ward_Island localName "Mākaro".
- _Ward_Island location Wellington_Harbour.
- _Ward_Island mapCaption "Mākaro / Ward Island".
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- _Ward_Island name "Mākaro/Ward".
- _Ward_Island widthM "80".
- _Ward_Island wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Convert.
- _Ward_Island wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_islands.
- _Ward_Island subject Category:Uninhabited_islands_of_New_Zealand.
- _Ward_Island subject Category:Landforms_of_Wellington_Region.
- _Ward_Island point "-41.293849 174.871514".
- _Ward_Island type Island.
- _Ward_Island type Place.
- _Ward_Island type PopulatedPlace.
- _Ward_Island type Location.
- _Ward_Island type Place.
- _Ward_Island type Thing.
- _Ward_Island type SpatialThing.
- _Ward_Island type Q23442.
- _Ward_Island type Q486972.
- _Ward_Island 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.".
- _Ward_Island label "Mākaro / Ward Island".
- _Ward_Island sameAs Ward_Island.
- _Ward_Island sameAs Ward.
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- _Ward_Island sameAs 6248540.
- _Ward_Island sameAs Q114571.
- _Ward_Island sameAs Q114571.
- _Ward_Island lat "-41.293849".
- _Ward_Island long "174.871514".
- _Ward_Island wasDerivedFrom _Ward_Island?oldid=644044987.
- _Ward_Island isPrimaryTopicOf _Ward_Island.
- _Ward_Island name "Mākaro/Ward".