Cape Fournier
Cape Fournier | |
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Cape Fournier | |
Interactive map of Cape Fournier | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′56″S 176°19′52″W / 44.049°S 176.331°W | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territorial authority | Chatham Islands |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Time zone | Chatham Standard Time Zone |
Cape Fournier (Moriori: Tupourangi)[1] is a headland on Chatham Island, in New Zealand's Chatham Islands group, with cliffs rising to about 100 m (330 ft).[2] It is the south-easternmost point in the island, to the south of Ōwenga,[3] and is the closest point on the island to the second largest of the Chatham Islands, Pitt Island, which lies just over 20 km (12 mi) to the south-southeast, across Pitt Strait.[4]
The Cape is formed of basalt of the late Cretaceous Southern Volcanics, erupted about 80 million years ago.[5] There is a Chatham Island shag colony on the Cape.[6] Flora includes Chatham Islands groundsel (Senecio radiolatus), giant sowthistle (Embergeria grandifolia) and keketerehe (Macrolearia chathamica).[7]
References
- ^ "IPinCH case study report: Moriori cultural database" (PDF).
- ^ "Cape Fournier, Chatham Islands". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Launch overdue. Dominion". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 July 1931. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Coastlines and Islands". data.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Kurt S. Panter, J. Blusztajn Woods, S. R. Hart, Philip Kyle (December 2006). "The Origin of HIMU in the SW Pacific: Evidence from Intraplate Volcanism in Southern New Zealand and Subantarctic Islands". researchgate.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hilary Aikman and Colin Miskelly (2004). "Birds of the Chatham Islands" (PDF). DoC.
- ^ David R. Given and Peter A. Williams, DSIR (1984). "Conservation of Chatham Island flora and vegetation". cdm20022.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 3 February 2026.