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Three Kings Islands

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Three Kings Islands

The Three Kings Islands, named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1643, lie 53 kilometres north-west of Cape Maria van Diemen. In the foreground of the group is West Island, on which the trans-Tasman steamer Elingamite was wrecked in 1902.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Aupōuri Peninsula, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7647/three-kings-islands (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.