Pomona Island

This article is about the island in New Zealand. For the Scottish island sometimes called Pomona, see Mainland, Orkney.

Pomona Island
Pomona Island in Lake Manapouri
Pomona Island is located in New Zealand
Pomona Island
Pomona Island
Geography
LocationLake Manapouri
Coordinates45°30′30″S 167°28′30″E / 45.50833°S 167.47500°E / -45.50833; 167.47500
Area2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Width2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation511 m (1677 ft)[1]
Administration

Pomona Island is the largest island within Lake Manapouri, in Fiordland National Park, in New Zealand's South Island. With an area of 262 hectares (650 acres), it is the largest island to be found within any New Zealand lake.[2]

The island is uninhabited, and lies close to the entrance to the lake's southern arm, 11 kilometres to the west of Manapouri township. To its north, the island is separated from the mainland by the 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide Hurricane Passage. Pomona Island was named by surveyor James McKerrow in 1862 after the main island of Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Pomona Island from Hurricane Passage
  1. ^ "Pomona Island, Southland - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Pomona Island Charitable Trust - The Lake and Islands". Retrieved 11 November 2016.