.svg)  Open Bay Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Westland District |
| Coordinates | 43°52′S 168°53′E / 43.867°S 168.883°E |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | (?) |
The Open Bay Islands are located in South Westland, off the south-west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. They consist of two main islands, Taumaki and Popotai, plus several smaller islets and rocks. They lie approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) offshore from the Okuru River mouth, near Haast, and are owned by the West Coast branch Māori iwi Ngāi Tahu known as Poutini Ngāi Tahu.
Taumaki is the larger island (14.7 ha or 36 acres, 660 m or 722 yd long and 260 m or 284 yd wide reaching a plateau 21 m or 69 ft above sea level) and is separated from Popotai (2.2 ha or 5.4 acres, 400 m or 437 yd long and 200 m or 219 yd wide) by a narrow channel.[1][2][3]
- ^ Miller, Craig (September 1997). "Occurrence and ecology of the Open Bay Islands leech, Hirudobdella antipodium" (PDF). Science for Conservation. 57. Department of Conservation. ISSN 1173-2946.
- ^ Miller, Craig (December 1999). "Conservation of the Open Bay Islands' leech, Hirudobdella antipodum" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 29 (4): 301–306. Bibcode:1999JRSNZ..29..301M. doi:10.1080/03014223.1999.9517599. ISSN 1175-8899.
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