Back Islla Pitt (Chatham) AST Pit (ada) Azerbaijani Піт Byelorussian Illa Pitt Catalan Pitt Island (pulo sa New Zealand) CEB Pitt Island German Νησί Πιττ Greek Pitt-insulo Esperanto Isla Pitt (Chatham) Spanish Pitti saar Estonian
 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 is the second largest island in the Chatham Archipelago, New Zealand. It is called Rangiauria in Māori and Rangiaotea in Moriori.[2]
Pitt Island has an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi). It lies about 770 kilometres (480 mi)[3] 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.[4]
- ^ a b "Waihere, Chatham Islands - NZ Topo Map". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Government of New Zealand, Dept. of Conservation (1999) Chatham IslandsConservation Management Strategy, map 6. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
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