Pitt Island is the second largest island in the Chatham Archipelago, a territory of New Zealand. It is called Rangiauria in Māori and Rangiaotea in Moriori.
Pitt Island has 24 square miles (62 km2). It lies about 500 miles (800 km) to the east of New Zealand's main islands, and about 12 miles (20 km) to the southeast of Chatham Island, from which it is separated by Pitt Strait. The island is very hilly; its highest point (Waihere Head) rises to 241 metres (791 ft) above sea level. As of 2011, Pitt Island had a population of about 38 people.
Pitt Island's Kahuitara Point is the first populated location on earth to observe a sunrise in each new year, based on local time zone.
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