Secretary Island

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Secretary Island is a rugged, largely uninhabited island in Fiordland, New Zealand, noted for its steep terrain, high rainfall, and conservation value as a predator-free sanctuary for native wildlife.

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Secretary Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
predator-free sanctuary ⓘ
access by boat only ⓘ
administrativeAuthority Southland District ⓘ
area about 81 km² ⓘ
climateCharacteristic high rainfall ⓘ
coastlineLength about 72 km ⓘ
conservationManagementBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
conservationStatus predator-free island sanctuary ⓘ
continent Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Oceania

Oceania ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
distanceFromMainland separated from mainland by narrow fiords ⓘ
ecoregion Fiordland temperate forests ⓘ
elevation 1196 m ⓘ
fauna New Zealand robin ⓘ
kiwi ⓘ
kākāriki (parakeets) ⓘ
native bats ⓘ
flora podocarp-broadleaf forest ⓘ
southern beech forest ⓘ
geology Fiordland gneiss and granite ⓘ
hasFeature deeply indented coastline ⓘ
steep cliffs rising from the sea ⓘ
highestPoint Grono Spur ⓘ
humanSettlement no permanent residents ⓘ
inhabited largely uninhabited ⓘ
introducedPredatorsEradicated possums ⓘ
rats ⓘ
red deer ⓘ
stoats ⓘ
landCover predominantly native forest ⓘ
locatedIn Fiordland ⓘ
Fiordland National Park ⓘ
South Island ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Doubtful Sound ⓘ
Thompson Sound ⓘ
managementGoal long-term refuge for native species ⓘ
marineContext part of Te Moana o Atawhenua (Fiordland coastal waters) ⓘ
notableFor absence of introduced mammalian predators ⓘ
conservation value for native wildlife ⓘ
intact native forest ⓘ
partOf Fiordland temperate rainforest ecosystem ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within Fiordland National Park ⓘ
region Southland Region ⓘ
linked to: Southland
terrain rugged ⓘ
steep ⓘ

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New Zealand offshore islands → hasPart → Secretary Island ⓘ