 Pitt Island from space | |
 Map showing location of Pitt Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 44°17′15″S 176°13′12″W / 44.28750°S 176.22000°W |
| Archipelago | Chatham Islands |
| Area | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 241 m (791 ft)[1] |
| Highest point | Waihere |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 38 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 0.59/km2 (1.53/sq mi) |
Pitt Island (Moriori: Rangihaute, Māori: Rangiauria)[2][3] is the second largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands, with an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi). It lies about 770 kilometres (480 mi)[4] to the east of New Zealand's main islands, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of Chatham Island, from which it is separated by Pitt Strait. The island is hilly; its highest point (Waihere Head) rises to 241 metres (791 ft) above sea level.[1] As of 2011[update], Pitt Island had a population of about 38 people.
Pitt Island's Kahuitara Point is the first populated location on Earth to observe a sunrise in each new year, based on local time zone.[5]
- ^ a b "Waihere, Chatham Islands - NZ Topo Map". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Chatham Islands". Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Rēkohu | Chatham Islands". Te Papa. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Chatham Islands Page 1 Overview". web page. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "First Sunrise of the New Millennium". Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004.