North East Island, New Zealand

Looking South across North East Island - across Punui Bay, Ho Ho Bay, Mollymawk Bay then Broughton Island the last wooded land.

North East Island

File:Snares North East Island.jpg Looking to the highest point in the West, across North East Island.
The position of The Snares relative to New Zealand
Geography
Coordinates
Archipelago	Snares Islands
Length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Width	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation	130.0 m (426.5 ft)
Country
New Zealand
Demographics
Population	0

The North East Island is the main island of the Snares Island group at approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of New Zealand's South Island. The island forms a central triangle with peninsulas to the north, south and to the west and is some 3 by 2.5 km (1.9 by 1.6 mi) long by wide. Off the South Promontory lies Broughton Island, the second largest island in the group. South off the western peninsula coast lies the islet Alert Stack and off the North Promontory lies the North and South Daption Rocks.

The highest elevation of 130 m (427 ft) is at the western peninsula.

Climate

North East Island's precipitation occurs mostly during the months of December-May, drier weather then settles in until December.

Climate data for North East Island, New Zealand
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average precipitation mm (inches)	113 (4.45)	169.3 (6.665)	185.9 (7.319)	173.7 (6.839)	44.1 (1.736)	5.6 (0.22)	1.7 (0.067)	1.2 (0.047)	37.6 (1.48)	5.1 (0.201)	28.5 (1.122)	76.8 (3.024)	849.0 (33.425)
Source: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=200782

See also

• List of islands of New Zealand
• New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands#List of subantarctic islands