The Brothers, New Zealand
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The Brothers is a group of tiny islands in Cook Strait
, New Zealand
, off the east coast of Arapawa Island
.
North Brother island in this small chain is a sanctuary for the rare reptile
species, the Brothers Island tuatara while the largest of the islands is the site of the Brothers Island Lighthouse.
Cook Strait
Cook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east....
, 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...
, off the east coast of 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...
.
North Brother island in this small chain is a sanctuary for the rare reptile
Reptile
Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
species, the Brothers Island tuatara while the largest of the islands is the site of the Brothers Island Lighthouse.