Rangitoto Islands, Marlborough Sounds
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The Rangitoto Islands are a group of islands near the Marlborough Sounds
along the northern coast of the South Island
of New Zealand
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The group consists of Wakaterepapanui Island (225 m (738.2 ft) ), Tinui Island (190 m (623.4 ft) ) and Puangiangi Island (150 m (492.1 ft)).
Marlborough Sounds
The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the South Island of New Zealand...
along the northern coast of the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
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...
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The group consists of Wakaterepapanui Island (225 m (738.2 ft) ), Tinui Island (190 m (623.4 ft) ) and Puangiangi Island (150 m (492.1 ft)).