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Thursday 12 September 2013

Great barrier island

Great Barrier Island- Do some research to find information on Great Barrier Island. Support your work with pictures.

1 Where is Great Barrier Island, and how long does it take us to get there by ferry? How long does it take us to get there by airplane?2-3 hours

2. How big is Great Barrier Island, and what is its’ population?285 km

3. What is Great Barrier Island like, and what are many of the things people enjoy doing there?They usually swim and kayak.

4. What is the Maori name for Great Barrier Island , and who were the first people to live there. Aotea Maoris

5. When did the first Europeans arrive and what kind of activities took place there at that time.
1838 after world war ll
6. Find out the details behind the SS Wairarapa shipwreck, and what did it have to do with the Great Barrier Island?It must of sunk because it had a big hole on the side of it

7. What birds and plants are native to the Great Barrier Island?
goldfinches, yellowhammers, larks, house, mountain and road sparrows.
daisy, rata plant, kowhai plant
8. What are the geographic features of the Great Barrier Island? What is its’ tallest point?The white cliffs in the eastern beach

9. How long would it take us to walk across the Great Barrier Island?100km 12 days.36 hours



10.  As an island how does the Great Barrier rank in size compared to other New Zealand Islands?it is the sixth biggest island in new zealand

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