Great Barrier Island

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Great Barrier Island is a large, sparsely populated island off the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its rugged landscapes, beaches, and Dark Sky Sanctuary status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Aotea ⓘ
climate temperate maritime climate ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
designatedBy International Dark-Sky Association ⓘ
distanceFromAuckland about 90 kilometres northeast ⓘ
governedBy Auckland Council ⓘ
hasArea approximately 285 square kilometres ⓘ
hasAttraction hot springs at Kaitoke ⓘ
surf beaches on east coast ⓘ
tramping tracks ⓘ
hasCoastlineFeature harbours and bays ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
hasDesignation International Dark Sky Sanctuary ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature conservation land ⓘ
low levels of light pollution ⓘ
significant native forest ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Mount Hobson ⓘ
hasIndigenousName Aotea ⓘ
hasLandscape mountainous interior ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
hasLocalBoard Aotea Great Barrier Local Board ⓘ
hasMainSettlement Tryphena ⓘ
hasOfficialName Aotea / Great Barrier Island ⓘ
hasPopulation fewer than 1000 residents ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Aotea Conservation Park ⓘ
hasSettlement Claris ⓘ
Port Fitzroy ⓘ
hasTransport air services from Auckland ⓘ
ferry services to Auckland ⓘ
highestElevation about 627 metres ⓘ
knownFor Dark Sky Sanctuary status ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
wilderness areas ⓘ
locatedEastOf Auckland ⓘ
locatedIn Hauraki Gulf ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedInRegion Auckland Region ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf North Island ⓘ
partOf Outer Hauraki Gulf ⓘ
linked to: Hauraki Gulf
separates Hauraki Gulf from the open Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Hauraki Gulf
traditionalOwners Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hauraki Gulf → hasIsland → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
Aotea Square → namedAfter → Great Barrier Island (Aotea) ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Auckland Region → includesIsland → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
New Zealand offshore islands → hasPart → Great Barrier Island / Aotea ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Mount Moehau → isVisibleFrom → Great Barrier Island area ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park → hasPart → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
Little Barrier Island → nearbyIsland → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
Great Barrier Island → hasOfficialName → Aotea / Great Barrier Island ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Island
Auckland ferry network → serves → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
Hauraki Gulf islands → hasIsland → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
Arid Island → locatedOffCoastOf → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Arid Island / Rakitu
Rakitu → locatedOffCoastOf → Great Barrier Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Arid Island / Rakitu