Pitt Island/Rangiauria
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- This article is about the island of New Zealand. For the island of Canada, see Pitt Island (Canada).
Pitt Island or Rangiauria is the second largest island in the Chatham Islands, territorially part of New Zealand, the mainland of which lies 800 kilometres to the west. Pitt Island is located at . Pitt Island's Kahuitara Point is the first populated location on earth to observe the beginning of each new day, based on local time zone.
Pitt Island lies to the south of its larger neighbour, Chatham Island. It covers an area of 62 km², and has a population of fewer than 100 people. A hilly island, its highest point (Waihere) rises to 241 metres above sea level.
The island was first sighted by the crew of William R. Broughton's ship HMS Chatham in 1790. It was named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
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- First Sunrise of the New Millennium, Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory website at [2].
| Chatham Islands |  |
| Chatham Island/Rekohu/Wharekauri | Pitt Island/Rangiauria | Little Mangere Island | Star Keys/Motuhope | Forty-Fours/Motuhara | Mangere Island | South East Island/Rangatira | The Sisters/Rangitatahi | |
