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Hen and Chicken Islands

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The Hen and Chicken Islands, usually known simply as the Hen and Chickens, lie east of the Northland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand. They sit 12 kilometers east of Bream Head and 40 kilometers southeast of Whangarei, with a total area of about 8.44 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Hen & Chicken Islands
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_eng
Quote, WDPA record, field desig_eng
"desig_eng": "Nature Reserve"
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Hen and Chicken Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Hen and Chicken Islands, usually known as the Hen and Chickens, lie to the east of the Northland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand.
  • In Discipline: Oceanography, Lead paragraph
    The Hen and Chicken Islands, usually known as the Hen and Chickens, lie to the east of the Northland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand
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Wikidata: Hen and Chicken Islands
Wikidata Q610364, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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