Breaksea Island (Fiordland)

Breaksea Island

Kā Huruhuru-o-koekoeā
Breaksea Island (center) - from the South-West.
Breaksea Island
Geography
Location	Fiordland National Park
Coordinates	45°34′45″S 166°38′14″E / 45.57917°S 166.63722°E / -45.57917; 166.63722
Area	1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	350 m (1150 ft)
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population	0

Breaksea Island is a rugged 1.6 km² (1 sq mi) island in the southwest of New Zealand, and is part of Fiordland National Park. Its highest point is 350 m (1,148 ft) asl and it lies about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the mainland in the entrance to Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound, north of the much larger Resolution Island. It is covered in temperate rainforest and was the site of one of the first successful campaigns to eradicate rats from a sizeable island.