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Id:
ZLI/SL-183
Name
Class
Island
Description
In Wet Jacket Arm between Dusky and Breaksea Sounds; Dr Geoffrey Orbell had suggested naming this island Swan Island in 1949, but Admiralty charts already showed this island as Oke Island. Oke Island was confirmed as the name by the Board.; 'After a crew member on the survey ship Acheron.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.
Public access to AZ
Distance from nearest road
29.229km
DXCC
ZL
State / Territory
Region
Location
NZTM2000: 1121014, 4927881
 
WGS: 166.8539, -45.637
Maidenhead
RE34ki
Area
34.86 ha
Active?
Yes
Valid From
1900-01-01


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