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Paratutae Island, also
known as Paratūtai Island, is an
island off New
Zealand at the
mouth of the
Manukau Harbour, at
Whatipu in the Waitākere Ranges...
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Major features of
Whatipu include Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe /
Ninepin Rock and
Paratutae Island,
which are
remnants of the
Miocene era Waitākere Volcano. From...
- Venezuela; Barrenjoey, New
South Wales and
Wedge Island,
Western Australia;
Paratutae Island in New Zealand;
Mount Hakodate in ****an,
Howth Head in Ireland;...
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always rougher than the east coast. At the
Manukau Heads he
struck Paratutae Island with his paddle,
leaving an
imprint which is
visible to this day...
- Basin countries New
Zealand Islands Ngarango Otainui Island,
Pararekau Island,
Paratutae Island,
Puketutu Island, Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe /
Ninepin Rock,
Wiroa Island...
- in
February 1863.
Around the year 1870, the
signal station located on
Paratutae Island was
moved south,
close to the
location of the lighthouse. The Manukau...
- ship
approached the
submerged bar, a
navigational signal from
nearby Paratutae Island was
received instructing her to turn
north to
avoid a grounding...
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latter 19th
century a
wharf was
constructed on the north-east side of
Paratutae Island for the industry. A
tramway was
constructed along the west coast...
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coast was
named after Kupe, and
traditional stories tell of his
visit to
Paratutae Island,
leaving paddle marks in the
cliffs of the
island to commemorate...
- in the
Auckland area. Oral
histories tell of the
voyager Kupe
visiting Paratutae Island. c. 14th
century Earliest known archaeological evidence of settlements...
