Buncrana Island, or Te Hauhau is an island in Lake Manapouri of Southland, New Zealand. It was named in around 1877 after Buncrana the homeplace of a person named William Samuel Mitchell in Co Donegal, Ireland.[1]

Buncrana Island
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Geography
Coordinates45°28′47″S 167°33′19″E / 45.479851°S 167.555251°E / -45.479851; 167.555251
Administration
New Zealand
RegionSouthland
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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References

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  1. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2023.