Stephens Island (New Zealand)

Stephens Island
Takapourewa (Māori)
Stephens Island as seen from D'Urville Island
Stephens Island is located in New Zealand
Stephens Island
Stephens Island
Geography
LocationMarlborough Sounds
Coordinates40°40′S 174°00′E / 40.667°S 174.000°E / -40.667; 174.000
Area1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Highest elevation283 m (928 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Stephens Island (Māori: Takapourewa) is at the northernmost tip of the Marlborough Sounds in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies two kilometres to the northeast of Cape Stephens, the northernmost point of D'Urville Island. The island is 1.5 square kilometres (0.58 square miles) in size, and rises 283 metres (928 ft) high from the sea.[1]

Topographic map of Stephens Island
  1. ^ K. Thalia East, Michael R. East and Charles H. Daugherty (1995), "Ecological restoration and habitat relationships of reptiles on Stephens Island, New Zealand" (PDF), New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 22 (3): 250, doi:10.1080/03014223.1995.9518040