Pictures from Google Image Search

See more pictures of [TBD: Hi, I'm litTopicName set my Topic name]

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StewrtI.html" title="Facts and information about Stewart Island">Stewart Island</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Stewart Island

Stewart Island island, 674 sq mi (1,746 sq km), S New Zealand, 20 mi (32 km) S of the South Island across Foveaux Strait. Halfmoon Bay is the main settlement. A mountainous and scenic island, it is a summer resort. Frozen fish and granite are exported. Seen by Cook in 1770, it was proved to be an island by American sealers in 1804. The Maori called it Rakiura, "Island of the Glowing Sky."

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Stewart Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Stewart Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 7, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StewrtI.html

"Stewart Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 07, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StewrtI.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Louis Charles Delescluze
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Louis Charles Delescluze , 1809-71, French journalist and...but came to oppose the regime of King Louis Philippe and took part in the February...emperor. After the fall of the empire, Delescluze was elected (1871) to the national...

See all related entries