Dragon Island facts for kids
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Dragon Island (left distance) from Overtons Beach in Harataonga Bay
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| Coordinates | 36°09′50″S 175°29′28″E / 36.164°S 175.491°E |
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Dragon Island is a small island located off the northeast coast of Great Barrier Island in New Zealand. It's about 95 kilometers (59 miles) northeast of Auckland. The island is privately owned and sits just outside Harataonga Bay.
This island helps protect Harataonga Bay. It blocks strong winds and storms coming from the east and southeast. This keeps the water in the bay calmer. Dragon Island is also sheltered by a larger island called Rakitu Island to its north. The island used to be a farm, but now no one lives there, and it has grown wild again.
Other Places Called Dragon Island
Sa Dragonera: A Spanish Island
Sometimes, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea is also called Dragon Island. This island is about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) wide and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long. It's located off the southwest coast of Majorca, Spain. This Spanish island is part of a nature park called Parc Natural Sa Dragonera. It's even mentioned in a book! The historical novel Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian talks about this island in chapter eight.
Dragon Island in Fictional Stories
There's also a Dragon Island in the magical world of Narnia. This island appears in the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
