Global InformationKaramuramu Island information
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  Karamuramu Island Location in New Zealand | |
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| Coordinates | 36°55′28″S 175°09′25″E / 36.9245°S 175.1570°E |
| Area | 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi) |
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New Zealand | |
Karamuramu Island is a privately owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf, to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the south of Pakihi Island, in Kawakawa Bay (east of Beachlands and north-east of Clevedon). It is just over 1 km offshore from Waitawa Regional Park.
The island has an area of about 6.5 hectares (16 acres). The island is the site of a quarry which extracts a decorative red-coloured chert known as "McCallum chip".[1] This, along with sand from the island, is primarily used as in aggregates to make decorative red concrete.
- ^ "Kāramuramu Island quarry". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2018.