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Hardwicke, New Zealand
Abandoned settlement in Auckland Island, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hardwicke was the name of an agricultural and whaling community set up at Port Ross, a natural harbour on Auckland Island in the Auckland Islands in the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand. Although a short-lived settlement was established, it was abandoned within three years.
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Hardwicke | |
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![]() Settlement graveyard, 2011 | |
Etymology: Earl of Hardwicke | |
Coordinates: 50°32′40″S 166°12′37″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | Auckland Island |
Established | December 1849 |
Abandoned | August 1852 |
Population (1850) | |
• Total | 66 |
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