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Description
Island 22km southeast of Chatham Island. Feature shown on Infomap 346-02 Te Wai Pounamu Edition 1 1995; NZTopo50-CI06 227949; 'Chatham Islands. Discovered and named by Lieutenant William Broughton (commander of the Chatham) in 1790, probably after the family name of the Earl of Chatham. Ssee Chatham Islands. Maori name: Rangiauria, lit. rangi: sky; auria (possibly auriuri): free from tapu.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.