Pig Island (New Zealand)

Pig Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Mātau

Aerial graphic of Pig Island
Geography
Total islands 1
Area 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Country
New Zealand
Demographics
Population 0

Pig Island (Mātau) is located in at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand near the township of Glenorchy. It is slightly smaller and much flatter than its more popular neighbour Pigeon Island. It is 110 hectares (270 acres) in size [1] and supports a variety of regenerating native scrub as well as introduced weeds.

Buff weka are also present on Pig Island, having been transferred there from Stevensons Island in Lake Wanaka in 2006.[2]

See also

View a map of the Islands of Lake Wakatipu

References

  1. ↑ http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/69992/tree-planting-bid-make-safe-haven
  2. ↑ http://www.qldc.govt.nz/buff_weka_translocation_programme

Coordinates: 44°56′37″S 168°24′28″E / 44.943711°S 168.407910°E / -44.943711; 168.407910

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