Bench Island (New Zealand)
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Bench Island or Te Wāhitauā are unofficial names for an island off the east coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. It was named 'The Bench' by Captain James Cook. To the east of the island are small islands called Flat Rock and The Haystacks. It is not to be confused with the neighbouring Ruapuke Island which was also named Bench Island. Bench Island was previously known as Run 538. In 1941 Bench Island was described as being covered in a dense layer of trees, shrublands and tree ferns.
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