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Whale Island, New Zealand

This article is about Whale Island in New Zealand. For other places with this name, see Whale Island (disambiguation)

Whale Island (or Motuhora) is a small island located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 12 kilometres north of the town of Whakatane. A whaling station existed on the island during the 19th century.

A steeply sloping rock, it rises to 350 metres. A hot spring is located on the island.



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