Native name: Ōruawairua (Māori) | |
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 New Zealand king shags on Blumine Island / Ōruawairua | |
  Blumine Island / Ōruawairua | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Marlborough Sounds South Island |
| Coordinates | 41°10′29″S 174°14′22″E / 41.1748°S 174.2395°E |
| Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Blumine Island / Ōruawairua[1] is an island in the outer reaches of Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui, in the Marlborough Sounds at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "meeting place of spirits" for Ōruawairua.[2]
- ^ "Blumine Island / Ōruawairua". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.