The Chatham Islands |
 Geography: Given that the Chatham Islands are proclaimed to be “First to see the sun”, it is appropriate to begin this examination of the geography of the islands with a photograph looking across Pitt Island farmyard pastures and up at Hakepa (sometimes also known as Mt Hakepa, 231 metres / 758 feet above sea-level), which is also known as Walk-em-Up Hill (because it was too steep for a horse to be ridden up). It is generally accepted that the “first inhabited place in the world to greet the new day” is at the top of the cliffs at the eastern end of Hakepa. As a result, … |