Amerikiwhati Island
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Amerikiwhati Island is a small island in the Marlborough
administrative region of New Zealand
. It lies in Queen Charlotte Sound
where it is an extension of the ridge dividing Ahitarakihi Bay from Waikakaramea Bay on Arapawa Island
.
The island measures approximately 300 metres by 70 metres.
Marlborough, New Zealand
Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. Marlborough is known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and sauvignon blanc...
administrative region of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It lies in Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Queen Charlotte Sound is the easternmost of the main sounds of the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand's South Island. It is, like the other sounds, a drowned river valley , and like the majority of its neighbours it runs southwest to northeast before joining Cook Strait.The town of Picton, the...
where it is an extension of the ridge dividing Ahitarakihi Bay from Waikakaramea Bay on Arapawa Island
Arapawa Island
Arapawa Island is a small island located in the Marlborough Sounds, at the north east tip of the South Island of New Zealand.The island has a land area of...
.
The island measures approximately 300 metres by 70 metres.