other uses Infobox islands name NorthIsland image name NZNorthIsland.png image caption image size locator ... NZ population data NorthIsland regions y population as of NZ population data y density km2 Decimals formatnum NZ population data NorthIsland regions y R 113729 1 ethnic groups additional info The North ... a population of NZ population data NorthIsland regions y y y . Twelve cities are in the NorthIsland ... NZ population data NorthIsland regions y R formatnum NZ population data New Zealand y R 100 0 of New Zealand s population lives in the NorthIsland. Naming and usage Although the island has been known as the NorthIsland for many years, ref On some 19th century maps, the NorthIsland is named New ... name. The board intends to make NorthIsland the island s official name, along with an alternative ... and South islands, as the NorthIsland and the South Island , like the North Sea and the Western ... use NorthIsland , whereas the NorthIsland is used after a preposition or before or after a verb, e.g. my mother lives in the NorthIsland , the NorthIsland is smaller than the South Island , or I m visiting the NorthIsland . When specifying that the island is where a place, person, or object ... Island . M ori mythology According to M ori mythology , the North and South Islands of New Zealand ... the NorthIsland and thus a M ori name for the NorthIsland is Te Ika a M ui The Fish of M ui . The mountains .... Until the early 20th Century, an alternative M ori name for the NorthIsland was Aotearoa . In present ... GDP of the NorthIsland was estimated at US 102.863 billion in 2003, 79 of New Zealand s national ... 18 February 2010 ref Ecology NorthIsland has an extensive flora and bird population, with numerous National Parks and other protected areas. Regions of the NorthIsland Nine local government Regions of New Zealand regions cover the NorthIsland and all its adjacent islands and territorial waters. Northland ... in the NorthIsland Auckland Gisborne, New Zealand Gisborne Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton Hastings ... more details
The NorthIsland is the northern island of mainland New Zealand. NorthIsland may also refer to NorthIsland Pikomamaku Island , off Stewart Island, New Zealand NorthIsland Houtman Abrolhos , off Western Australia NorthIsland provincial electoral district , an electoral district in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada NorthIsland Mangrove Islands , see List of islands of Western Australia, M Q NorthIsland Torres Strait , north of Australia, see List of Torres Strait Islands NorthIsland, Seychelles , a resort island in the Seychelles, northeast of Madagascar NorthIsland, South Carolina , see List of islands of the United States NorthIsland, Kenya , an island on Lake Turkana NAS NorthIsland , or Naval Air Station NorthIsland, a United States Navy base in San Diego, California Zhifu Island Chinese B i d o , an islet in Shandong, China See also Ile du Nord , Tasmania disambig be de NorthIsland fr NorthIsland homonymie ka nl Noordereiland pl Wyspa P nocna ro NorthIsland ru sk Severn ostrov ... more details
North East Island may refer to North East Island National Park , Queensland, Australia North East Island, New Zealand , main island of the Snares Island group North East Isle Tasmania , Australia North East Penang Island , Malaysia North and East Island group , group of islands in the Blenheim Reef region of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory geodis ... more details
North Padre Island is a barrier island along the coast of Texas . It is located between Padre Island and Mustang Island . Most of the island is in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi . North Padre Island is one of the major surf areas on the Texas Gulf Coast. Image Padre island 0001.png thumb 250px North Padre Island is located north of Padre Island See also Padre Island South Padre Island texas geo stub coord missing Texas Category Geography of Corpus Christi, Texas Category Barrier islands of Texas North Padre ... more details
Image NCMap doton KureBeach.PNG 300px right Pleasure Island is a coastal island in Southeastern North Carolina , USA south of Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington . The coastal towns of Carolina Beach, North Carolina Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, North Carolina Kure Beach , as well as the annexed community of Wilmington Beach, North Carolina Wilmington Beach , are located on the island. The Atlantic Ocean lies on the island s east side, the Cape Fear River lies on the west, the north side is bordered by Snows Cut part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Carolina Beach Inlet. The southern end of the island was separated from Bald Head Island by Corncake Inlet until the inlet was shoaled and closed in 1999 by Hurricane Floyd thus, technically Pleasure Island and Bald Head Island are not separate islands. Prior to the 1930 completion of Snow s Cut, the land that now forms Pleasure Island was in fact a peninsula known as Federal Point . Found on the island is the eastern side of the Sunny Point Army Terminal , Carolina Beach State Park , and Fort Fisher . U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina U.S. Highway 421 is the only route on the island, and provides the only bridge access. A ferry at U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina US 421 s southern terminus connects Pleasure Island to Southport, North Carolina Southport at North Carolina Highway 211 . Image Carolina Beach 27527 1.jpg thumb right Pleasure Island at Sunrise The Island Gazette is a local newspaper that serves the island communities. Points of Interest Fort Fisher State Recreation Area North Carolina Aquariums North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Carolina Beach State Park External links http www.pleasureislandnc.org Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce coord 34.0187 77.9061 type isle region US NC display title Category Barrier islands of North Carolina Category Brunswick County, North Carolina Category New Hanover County, North Carolina ... more details
North Solitary Island is one of the largest islands found off the New South Wales coast and inside the continental shelf . It is located 40 km north east of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Coffs Harbour and about 13 km east south east of Wooli. The island is divided into two sections by a channel. An North Solitary Island Light automated lighthouse is found on the northern section of the island. Around 500 metres north of the island is North West Rock which is home to the fish aggregation site called Fish Soup. The island is part of the Solitary Islands Marine Park established 2 January 1998 and managed by the NSW Maritime Parks Authority. ref Cite web url http www.mpa.nsw.gov.au simp.html title Marine Parks Authority NSW Solitary Islands Marine Park work mpa.nsw.gov.au accessdate 5 September 2010 ref Image North Solitary Island.jpg thumb Aerial view of North Solitary Island taken from the southern approach. Deleted image removed Image North Solitary Island Lighthouse.jpg thumb North Solitary Island Lighthouse References Reflist NewSouthWales geo stub coord 29 55 S 153 23 E display title region AU type isle source GNS enwiki 1stVoyageCookAus Category Islands of New South Wales ... more details
links http www.knottsislandonline.com Knotts Island Site http www.knottsisland.net Knotts Island Folklore http www.landsendbuilding.com knottsisland.html Knotts Island and Currituck County links Coord 36 30 49 N 75 55 09 W type city region US NC display title Currituck County, North Carolina Category Populated places in Currituck County, North Carolina Category Geography of Virginia Beach, Virginia Category Islands of North Carolina ... more details
about Oak IslandNorth Carolina the town on that island Oak Island, North Carolina other uses Oak Island disambiguation Unsourced image removed Image oak11.jpg right 300px thumb Oak Island arial view Oak Island is a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of southeastern North Carolina in Brunswick County, North Carolina Brunswick County . The island contains the towns of Oak Island, North Carolina Oak Island and Caswell Beach, North Carolina Caswell Beach as well as the North Carolina Baptist Assembly and a United States Coast Guard station, which is home to the Oak Island Lighthouse . ref http www.thearticlewriter.com NCBeach.htm 9 North Carolina Beach Destinations , in The Article Writer . Retrieved May 9, 2008. ref Although the area has been called Oak Island since colonial times, it only became a true island with the construction of the Intracoastal Waterway . It is about 12 miles long and averages about one mile wide roughly 8000 person people live on the island year round, which can balloon up to 40,000 during the summer. History Unsourced image removed Image oak island large6.jpg right 200px thumb Oak Island Lighthouse It is believed that Native Americans in the United States Native American tribe s used Oak Island as fishing grounds before the arrival of Europeans. The first permanent buildings on the island were at Fort Caswell , which was built in the 1830s. ref http www.oakislandnc.com history.htm History of Oak Island in Oak Island, North Carolina website . Retrieved ... of the rest of the island began the towns of Long Beach, North Carolina Long Beach and Yaupon Beach, North Carolina Yaupon Beach were incorporation municipal government incorporated in 1955 Caswell .... Caswell Beach, North Carolina Caswell Beach Oak Island, North Carolina Oak Island Yaupon Beach, North ... hit most of the vacation homes along the beach were destroyed. The island quickly recovered and tourism remains the main industry construction continues on the island at a rapid rate, in spite of facing ... more details
For the artificial island in the Beaufort Sea Northstar IslandNorth Star Island is an island at the northern tip of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . This island measuring only 186m by 57 meters is the most northerly island in the province. It lies approximately 1.5 kilometers of the coast of Killiniq Island south of Cape Chidley . See also Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador coord 60 22 01.87 N 64 24 12.84 W display title region CA NL type isle Category Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland geo stub ... more details
The NorthIsland Masters is a darts tournament that has been held since 2009. List of winners class wikitable Year Champion Score Runner Up Total br Prize Money Champion Runner Up 2009 NorthIsland Masters darts 2009 flagicon NZL Peter Hunt darts player Peter Hunt ? ? flagicon NZL Mike Day darts player Mike Day NZD 2,460 NZL 1,000 NZL 500 2010 NorthIsland Masters darts 2010 flagicon NZL Monty Tuhua 5 3 flagicon NZL Rob Szabo ? ? ? WDF Tournaments DEFAULTSORT NorthIsland Masters Darts Category Darts tournaments darts stub ... more details
NorthIsland is a small granitic island 2.01 km in the Seychelles that is 5 km north of Silhouette ... 5.8km 3.6 miles north of Silhouette, and 27 km 16.8 mi north west of Mah . The island ... point of the island reaches over 200 m. History North was one of the first Seychelles islands ... that the island had a large population of giant land tortoises. From 1826 until the 1970s, North ... of weeds. br NorthIsland Lodge Development of Resort In 1981, NorthIsland was given by father to son ... into the island Boutique, Dive Centre and Library. All the other buildings on northisland where ... on the island include 11 villas, 11 Standard Villas and the exclusive Villa NorthIsland. There is also ... to the main spa re equipped, and Villa NorthIsland transformed into The ultimate honeymoon or romantic retreat . Because of this construction work, NorthIsland will be closed from 15 May to 15 August 2009. Lodge Facilities Image NorthIsland Villas 1 10 Layout.jpg thumb 500px right The floor plan ... is one of the few buildings original to NorthIsland. It is constructed out of coral blocks, with the outer ... of interest, various relics and artifacts, as well as details about NorthIsland s history and information about environmental projects currently underway. Boutique br The NorthIsland boutique ... activities on northisland are co ordinated from. It is also one of the few coral block buildings ... on NorthIsland where everything happens, with comfortable seating, sun loungers and the main dining ... decked area with a sala and plunge pool. Each villa has its own NorthIsland Buggy , similar to a golf buggy to make getting around the island easier. Villa NorthIsland br Villa NorthIsland follows ... pool and sala. Staff accommodation br On NorthIsland, there is also accommodation for Staff ... for guests. Activities Unique Dining Concept br The unique dining concept on NorthIsland features ... that. All food for northisland is either grown in the organic vegetable gardens, reared on the island ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 North Captiva Island is an island in Lee County, Florida Lee County in Southwest Florida Southwest Florida , located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico . It lies just north of Captiva Island , separated by a channel called Redfish Pass which was created in a 1921 hurricane. It lies just south of Cayo Costa Island, separated by Captiva Pass . Like Captiva and Sanibel Island s, North Captiva is a barrier island to Pine Island Lee County, Florida Pine Island to the east of Captiva and north of Sanibel , and is very narrow. There is no automobile access to the island. With about 300 homes built and 300 vacant lots, the island is about half way to build out. Since the island can be accessed by boat or small plane only, a regular ferry service runs from Pine Island Marina the Island Girl charter service at two hour intervals serving both tourists and locals who own neither boats or airplanes. The island was damaged in August 2004 when the eastern eye cyclone eyewall of Hurricane Charley struck North Captiva, immediately before hitting Charlotte Harbor estuary Charlotte Harbor to the north northeast. The island has completely recovered from the hurricane damage and new construction is ongoing. coord 26.590599 82.2155 region US FL type isle source Google scale 20000 display title Category Barrier islands of Florida Category Geography of Lee County, Florida Category Beaches of Florida Category Gulf of Mexico ... more details
North Hutchinson Island, Florida is an Atlantic coastal barrier island , lying north of the Fort Pierce Inlet in St. Lucie County, Florida . It is separated from the mainland by the Indian River Lagoon . North of the county line between St Lucie and Indian River County, Florida Indian River counties, it is known as Orchid Island, Florida Orchid Island . ref http www.livingtoday.tv articles orchid island.htm Orchid Island Bot generated title ref In order to avoid confusion, this article deals only with North Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County. Description The community of North Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, also known as North Beach or North Fort Pierce Beach , is entirely unincorporated and shares the Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 Zip Code with the part of Hutchinson Island, Florida Hutchinson Island lying north of Blind Creek, which is just north of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant . Florida State Road A1A State Road A1A is the main north side road on the island and is the only bridge link to the mainland of St. Lucie County. For most of its length A 1 A is known as Atlantic Beach Boulevard. ref Map of Fort Peirce, etc., 1998, Fort Lauderdale, Dolph Map Co. ref Residential development on the island East of A 1 A the residential development is largely high rise condominium apartments, while west of A 1 A there is a mix of single family houses, townhouses and low rise condominium apartment buildings. There is also a large mobile home resort that started out as an RV park 30 or more years. Sites of interest Sites of interest on North Hutchinson Island include ref http www.livingtoday.tv Articles hutchinson.htm Hutchinson Island on Florida s Treasure Coast Bot generated title ref Fort Pierce Inlet State Park lies on the beachside just north of the inlet. National ... operated by St. Lucie County, straddles A 1 A Fort Pierce Inlet State Park Jack Island State Preserve is on the west side of A 1 A not too far north of Pepper Park. References reflist External links ... more details
Infobox lighthouse name North Brother Island Light image name Northbrother.JPG caption North Brother Island Light location North Brother Island , New York Harbor coordinates coord 40 48 08 N 73 53 46 W yearbuilt 1869 yearlit automated yeardeactivated 1953 foundation construction Wood tower shape Octagonal Tower marking height focallength lens currentlens intensity range characteristic fogsignal admiralty NGA ARLHS USA 551 ref name ARLHS http wlol.arlhs.com lighthouse USA551.html ARLHS World List of Lights ref USCG North Brother Island Light is located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York. Cultural The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection 1055 of souvenir postcard s of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of North Brother Island Light ref name postcard http americanhistory.si.edu collections lighthouses object.cfm?id 70 Smithsonian lighthouse postcards ref with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration . Notes references Lighthouses of New York Category Lighthouses in New York Category 1869 architecture Category East River NewYork struct stub US lighthouse stub ... more details
North Thormanby Island is a island off of the Sunshine Coast British Columbia , Canada , located 17 km west of Sechelt, British Columbia Sechelt . Geography The island is noted for its sandy beaches and is a popular anchorage for small boats cruising the straight of Georgia. History The name Thormanby was given to the island by Captain George Richards, who surveyed the area with his ship Plumber in 1860. The name Thormanby was that of the horse who won the Epsom derby, a famous horse race, that year. Several other place names in the area come from the Epsom derby. ref http books.google.com books?id ETRnNvNStZ8C&pg PA148&dq thormanby island bc&as brr 3&cd 2 v onepage&q thormanby 20island 20bc&f false Pioneer Days in British Columbia . Volume 4. P. 148 149. ref The island was uninhabited and forested until 1905, when John William Jack Vaughan built the first cabin and a wharf on the island. At the time of World War One, Vaughan sold the north east corner of the island to the BC Telephone Company, which developed a small resort there with rowboats, boat houses, a lodge, a telephone and cabin there. Upon returning from the first world war in 1919, Vaughan bought back the development ... service to North Thormanby Island. ref http intranet.storydriven.com jake thormanby Location Map A History ... The present wharf on North Thormanby island, known as the Vaucroft port facility. This warf has been ... releases pac 2001 01 p010e 3175.htm Transport Canada ref On the southern tip of the island is the Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park . On the norther tip of the island is the small community of Vaucroft Beach. The island is connected to South Thormanby Island . coord name North Thormanby Island 49 29 ... Vaucroft beach on the Buccaneer Bay side of the island. The Union Steamship stopped its service to Thormanby in 1946, after which logging operations of the old growth trees on the top of the island were carried out. Starting in the late 1960s, the island gradually was subdivided into recreational ... more details
Image Staten Island Streetcorner.jpg right thumb looking northwest up Victory Blvd, near Bay Street, on the North Shore Image North Shore SI jeh.JPG thumb North Shore as seen from Bayonne Image Market pic1 739518.jpg right thumb Mural on Staten Island s North Shore The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City s borough of Staten Island , United States USA . Boundaries Generally, the North Shore is deemed to include the communities located within ZIP ... Sunnyside, Staten Island Sunnyside , and those parts of 10304, 10305, 10314 that lie north of the Staten Island Expressway . This definition includes Mariners Harbor, Staten Island Mariners Harbor , Port Richmond, Staten Island Port Richmond , Westerleigh, Staten Island Westerleigh , Meiers Corners, Staten Island Meiers Corners , Graniteville, Staten Island Graniteville , Castleton Corners, Staten Island Castleton Corners , West New Brighton, Staten Island West Brighton , New Brighton, Staten Island New Brighton , St. George, Staten Island St. George , Tompkinsville, Staten Island Tompkinsville , Stapleton, Staten Island Stapleton , Clifton, Staten Island Clifton , and Rosebank, Staten Island Rosebank among the North Shore s neighborhoods. The Staten Island Expressway is considered by many to be a southern border. Overview The North Shore was the first section of Staten Island to become ... also holds buses for North Shore routes. The Staten Island Railway South Shore Branch has stops in St ... We Serve work The Staten Island Foundation accessdate 2010 01 17 ref Toxicity Much of the North .... The poorest air quality being on the North Shore of the island. Within the North Shore s approximately ... the former landfill differ quite drastically from those who live on the island s North Shore, leading ... of interest located on the North Shore include the Staten Island Ferry , Wagner College , Sailors .... In many ways, the North Shore has more in common with areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn than it does ... more details
North Secretary Island is located in the Gulf Islands where Trincomali Channel and Houstoun Passage meet in the Gulf Islands region of the British Columbia Coast South Coast of British Columbia , Canada . It is convert 138 acre km2 in size and is located in Trincomali Channel as part of the Secretary Islands group off the north tip of Saltspring Island . There are two islands in the Secretary Islands group, the southern being named south secretary and the larger one being named North Secretary Island . There is another Secretary Island in British Columbia, in Sooke Basin . The Secretary Islands were named in 1859 by George Henry Richards Captain Richards , RN, after J.L. Southey , RN, secretary to Robert Lambert Baynes Rear Admiral Baynes , commander in chief of the Pacific Station , 1857 60, on account of their proximity to Southey Point, which is the northern tip of Saltspring Island. North Secretary Island is privately owned. See also Secretary Island New Zealand References BCGNIS 18131 Secretary Islands coord 48 58 00 N 123 35 00 W display title gulfIslands Category Gulf Islands Category Islands of British Columbia BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date November 2006 Cedar Island is an island and a small coastal unincorporated community in eastern North Carolina and some folks believe that the area has a connection to the Roanoke Lost Colony of the late 16th century. Cedar Island is located in Carteret County, North Carolina Carteret ... Island is about convert 4 mi km long, extending from the Lola village, down the bay, on the southeast end near the Core Sound and Lewis Creek, up to the Ferry Station at the north side of the island, bordering Pamlico Sound . The main village of Cedar Island, formerly known as Roe is located along the north central portion of the island. There is a fisherman s harbor in this area. Businesses on the island ... at the North end of the island. Cedar Island has good weather most of the year, cooler than inland ... amount of woods, and marsh on the island. Neighboring communities Atlantic, North Carolina ... dock where travel can be made across Pamlico Sound to the island and village of Ocracoke in Hyde County, North Carolina Hyde County . Roads There are only 2 main roads on Cedar Island, Cedar Island Rd NC Route 12 and Lola Rd. Northbound Route 12 is the only way to drive to Cedar Island without using a ferry connection. Southbound NC 12 continues from the ferry terminal across Cedar island to meet with US 70 on the mainland near the community of Sea Level. Motorists traveling north on NC 12 board the ferry to Ocracoke Island from Cedar Island. Amenities In 2005, the population of Cedar Island ..., fishing is declining in the area. The other major employer is the North Carolina Ferry System. There are three Church building churches on the island Methodist , Free Will Baptist , and Primitive ... store , Island s Choice , a wholesale retail fish company Quality Seafood , a hair ... . Cedar Island has sandy beaches backed up against stands of juniper mistaken by early settlers for cedars and pine . More than half of Cedar Island belongs to the Federal government of the United ... more details
Taxobox name NorthIsland Robin status LC status system iucn3.1 image NZ NorthIsland Robin 3.jpg image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Petroicidae genus Petroica species P. longipes binomial Petroica longipes binomial authority Prosper Garnot Garnot , 1827 The NorthIsland Robin Petroica longipes is a species of Petroicidae Australasian robin endemism endemic to the NorthIsland of New Zealand . It was once considered a subspecies of the New Zealand Robin of South Island South and Stewart Island s, but mitochondrial DNA sequences have shown that the two lineages split prior to the Pleistocene and supported the split into two species. ref name Miller Miller, Hilary C. & Lambert, David M. 2006 A molecular phylogeny of New Zealand s Petroica Aves Petroicidae species based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 3 844 855. ref The NorthIsland Robin is distributed mostly in the centre of NorthIsland, with small relic populations in the north and south in Moturua Island in the Bay of Islands , Little Barrier Island and Kapiti Island . ref name Higgins Higgins, P.J. & J.M. Peter eds 2003. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 6 Pardalotes to Shrike ... in Karori Wildlife Sanctuary and Matiu Somes Island in Wellington . ref Karori Wildlife Sanctuary 2006 http www.sanctuary.org.nz restoration forest northisland robin robin.html NorthIsland Robin ... than the females and being slightly larger. ref Armstrong, D 2001 Sexing NorthIsland robins Petroica australis longipes from morphometrics and plumage Notornis 48 76 80 ref Behaviour Diet The NorthIsland Robin, like the New Zealand Robin, is a terrestrial feeder foraging on or near the ground unlike ... NorthIsland Robins cache food supplies for later when prey is plentiful, although males cache more ... templates news.aspx?id 42324 Wildlife welcome robin onto Matiu Somes Island . Accessed 28 August 2007 ... more details
HK MTR route NorthIslandNorthIsland Line is a proposed reformation of the existing Island Line MTR Island Line and extension of Tung Chung Line Tung Chung Line of the Hong Kong MTR metro system. According to the documentary, Rail Projects Under Planning 2000 , released by Highways Department Hong Kong Highways Department ref http www.hyd.gov.hk eng major road rail nil index.htm North Hong Kong Island Line Hong Kong Highways Department ref , the current Tung Chung Line will be extended from Hong Kong Station Hong Kong terminus eastward and two new stations, Tamar MTR Tamar Station and Exhibition ... influence the fate of NorthIsland Line. Due to said reasons, in 2003 Hong Kong Government has postponed the extension to beyond 2016. However, the MTRC included the Sha Tin to Central Link and the NorthIsland Line details in the diagrams of the latest schemes of the West Island Line and South Island ... the Island Line from Fortress Hill Station to Chai Wan MTR Chai Wan terminus . Tseung Kwan O Line Tseung Kwan O Line will have new constructed tunnel connected from its North Point MTR North Point terminus to Tin Hau MTR Tin Hau Station without passing Fortress Hill Station and substitute the remaining western half of Island Line. The difficulties of constructing NorthIsland Line include updating the signalling apparatus of Island Line to be compatible with the apparatus which has been installed in Tung Chung Line. Route map border 0 style margin auto Image Island ga map.png thumb 470px center center Current HK MTR box Island route map Image Nil proposal 20080507.svg thumb 470px center center font color orange NorthIsland Line font route scheme, br including the proposed Sha Tin to Central Link , West Island Line and South Island Line Discussion of plan The extension of Tung ... Harbour on Hong Kong Island s northern coast. Due to the disagreement from public and political ... sil intro.html West Island Line & South Island Line East introduction MTR Corporate Site ref . References ... more details
Image Noseyiguana.jpg thumbnail North Seymour, Galapagos, Land Iguana North Seymour lang es Isla Seymour Norte is a small island near to Baltra Island in the Galapagos Islands . It was formed by uplift of a submarine lava formation. The whole island is covered with low, bushy vegetation. The island is named after an English nobleman, Lord Hugh Seymour . It has an area of 1.9 km and a maximum altitude of 28 metres. This island is home to a large population of blue footed boobies and swallow tailed gulls . It hosts one of the largest populations of frigate birds. North Seymour has a visitor trail approximately 2 km in length crossing the inland of the island and exploring the rocky coast. The stock for the captive breeding program of the Galapagos Land Iguana is descended from iguanas which Captain G. Allan Hancock translocated from Baltra Island to North Seymour Island in the 1930s. File North Seymour pano.jpg thumb 700px center Vegetation and terrain in the dry season External links commonscat Seymour Norte http www.galapagosonline.com Islands islands North Seymour North Seymour.html North Seymour Information http www.rit.ed rhrsbi GalapagosPages LandIguana.html North Seymour Land Iguana History coord 0.3915 90.2841 display title Category Gal pagos Islands Ecuador geo stub de Seymour Norte es Isla Seymour Norte Gal pagos fr le Seymour Nord ko hi qu Chinchay Seymour wat a ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox Islands name North Anda man image name North Andaman Island Map.jpg image caption Map of North Andaman Island image size locator map Location map Burma lat 13.25 long 92.916667 caption North Andaman Island off the coast of Burma map custom yes native name native name link nickname location Bay of Bengal coordinates Coord 13 15 N 92 55 E display inline archipelago Andaman Islands total islands major islands area km2 1375.99 length km width km highest mount Saddle Peak National Park Saddle Peak elevation m 738 country India country admin divisions title India n union territory country admin divisions Andaman and Nicobar Islands country admin divisions title 1 Districts of India Indian district country admin divisions 1 Andaman district Andaman country admin divisions title 2 country admin divisions 2 country largest city Diglipur country largest city population 42,877 population population as of density km2 ethnic groups Andamanese additional info North Andaman Island is the northernmost island of Great Andaman of the Andaman Islands , with an area of 1376 km . ref http www.and.nic.in Know 20Andaman ecostat2009 Island 20Wise 202008 N 20& 20M 20Andaman 20Islands NORTH 20ANDAMAN 20ISLAND.pdf Island wise Statistical Outline 2008. NORTH ANDAMAN ISLAND PDF ref The main town on the island is Diglipur . Known for its marine life , the island s main industries are rice and orange fruit orange growing. The island is home to the highest point in the archipelago, Saddle Peak National Park Saddle Peak at 738 metres. North Andaman experiences fairly frequent large earthquake s and suffered inundation from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami . image Nth Andaman locale.png thumb 200px left Outline map of the Andaman Islands , with the location of North Andaman Island highlighted in red . References Reflist Coord 13 15 N 92 55 E region IN type ... de North Andaman Island fr Andaman du Nord gl Andaman do Norte it Andaman Settentrionale nl Noord Andaman ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Islands name North Harbour Island image name image caption image size locator map locator map size map custom no native name native name link sobriquet location Lake Erie coordinates Coord 41 49 30 N 82 51 36 W archipelago Pelee Island Archipelago total islands major islands Pelee Island, East Sister Island and West Sister Island area sqmi rank length mi width mi coastline mi highest mount elevation ft 571 Country heading country Canada country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Ontario country admin divisions title 1 County country admin divisions 1 Essex country admin divisions title 2 Township country admin divisions 2 Pelee population additional info North Harbour Island is an island in Ontario , Canada , located in Lake Erie . The tiny, privately owned island has one home and a storage shed. Category Islands of Ontario Category Islands of Lake Erie WesternOntario geo stub ... more details
File North west Flinders Island aerial.jpg thumb North Pasco is at the very left edge of the top of the photo North Pasco Island is a granite island, with an area of 28 hectare ha , in south eastern Australia . It is part of Tasmania s Pasco Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the north west coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group . It was previously used for sheep grazing. ref name Brothers2001 Fauna Seabird s and wader s recorded as breeding on the island include Little Penguin , Short tailed Shearwater , Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher . Recorded reptile s are White s Skink and White lipped Snake . ref name Brothers2001 Brothers, Nigel Pemberton, David Pryor, Helen & Halley, Vanessa. 2001 . Tasmania s Offshore Islands seabirds and other natural features . Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart. ISBN 0 7246 4816 X ref References reflist coord 39 55 S 147 46 E display title Tasmania geo stub Category Islands of Tasmania ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 North Direction Island is 25 km North East of Cape Flattery Queensland Cape Flattery in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and about 15 km South of Lizard Island . Aerial photos & maps Geolinks AUS suburbscale long 145.510 lat 14.745 Category Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Queensland geo stub ... more details
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