Stewart Island

American  

noun

1. one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1,735 sq. km).

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Stewart Island British  

noun

1. the third largest island of New Zealand, in the SW Pacific off the S tip of South Island. Pop: 387 (2001). Area: 1735 sq km (670 sq miles)

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Stewart Island

Until the 1970s, kakapos were thought to be extinct until a group was discovered on Stewart Island, south of the country's South Island.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2019

Down Under Answers, for example, has a 22-day tour of New Zealand that starts in Christchurch and includes visits to Queenstown, Auckland and Stewart Island in the country’s far south.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cage-diving operator Shark Experience takes tourists out to sea from the main Stewart Island wharf in Halfmoon Bay.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2016

Prince Harry landed in the country on 9 May, receiving a traditional Maori welcome in Wellington before travelling to Stewart Island, the country's most southern and remote community.

From BBC ● May 16, 2015

North Island is a little smaller than New York State; South Island is a little larger; Stewart Island is half the size of Rhode Island.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello